# The Drought Orders (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1984, Article 6: Government departments at inquiry


(1) Where a government department has expressed in writing to the authority a view in support of the order and the authority have set out such a view in the statement referred to in rule 4(4), a representative of the government department concerned shall be made available at the inquiry.
(2) The said representative shall at the inquiry state the reasons for the view expressed by his department and shall give evidence and be subject to cross-examination to the same extent as other witnesses, provided that the appointed person shall disallow any questions which in his opinion are directed at the merits of government policy.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1984/999/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/drought-orders-inquiries-procedure-rules-1984/article-6
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