# The Compulsory Purchase (Inquiries Procedure) (Wales) Rules 2010, Article 17: Proofs of evidence


(1) A person entitled to appear at the inquiry who proposes to give, or to call another person to give, evidence at the inquiry by reading a proof of evidence shall send to the inspector and to the acquiring authority (unless that person is the acquiring authority) a copy of the proof and, subject to paragraph (2), a written summary of it together with any supporting documents.
(2) No written summary shall be required where the proof which it is proposed to read contains not more than 1,500 words.
(3) The proof and the summary (if any) shall be sent to the inspector and to the acquiring authority not later than—
(a) 3 weeks before the date fixed for the commencement of the inquiry; or
(b) where, pursuant to rule 10, a timetable has been arranged, which specifies a date by which the proof and summary shall be sent to the inspector, that date.
(4) Unless paragraph (2) applies, only the summary shall be read at the inquiry unless the inspector permits or requires otherwise.
(5) The acquiring authority shall afford to any person who so requests a reasonable opportunity to inspect and, where practicable and on payment of a reasonable charge, take copies of any document sent to or by it in accordance with this rule.
(6) Where the acquiring authority sends a copy of a proof of evidence or a summary to the inspector in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2), it shall at the same time send a copy to every remaining objector and any other person who has served an outline statement under rule 5 or 6 or a statement of case under rule 8 or 9.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/3015/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/compulsory-purchase-inquiries-procedure-wales-rules-2010/article-17
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.