Article 10 Notification of decision

The Secretary of State shall notify his decision, and his reasons therefor, or cause notification to be sent, in writing, to the authority and to the statutory objectors and to any other person who, having appeared at the inquiry, has asked to be notified of the decision; and, where a copy of the appointed person's report is not sent with the notification of the decision, the notification shall be accompanied by a summary of the appointed person's conclusions and recommendations.

If any person entitled to be notified of the Secretary of State's decision under paragraph (1) above has not received a copy of the appointed person's report, he shall be supplied with a copy thereof on written application made to the Secretary of State within one month from the date on which he is notified of the Secretary of State's decision or the date on which notice of the making of the order is first published in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 1 to the Drought Act 1976, whichever is the later.

For the purposes of this rule “report” does not include documents, photographs or plans appended to the report, but any person entitled to be supplied with a copy of the report under paragraph (2) above may apply to the Secretary of State within six weeks from the date on which notice of the making of the order is first published as aforesaid, for an opportunity of inspecting those documents, photographs and plans and the Secretary of State shall afford him such an opportunity.