{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-compulsory-wayleaves-hearings-procedure-rules-1967/article-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-compulsory-wayleaves-hearings-procedure-rules-1967/article-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1967/450",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity (Compulsory Wayleaves) (Hearings Procedure) Rules 1967",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-compulsory-wayleaves-hearings-procedure-rules-1967",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Procedure at Hearing",
  "text": "(1) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, the procedure at the hearing shall be such as the appointed person shall in his discretion determine.\n(2) The hearing shall take place in public unless the electricity authority or any objector requests the appointed person to hold it in private.\n(3) Unless in any particular case the appointed person with the consent of the electricity authority otherwise determines the electricity authority shall begin and have the right of final reply; and the objectors shall be heard in such order as the appointed person may determine.\n(4) The electricity authority and the objectors shall be entitled to call evidence and cross-examine persons giving evidence.\n(5) The appointed person shall not require or permit the giving or production of any evidence, whether written or oral, which would be contrary to the public interest, but, save as aforesaid and without prejudice to rule 6(3), any evidence may be admitted at the discretion of the appointed person, who may direct that documents tendered in evidence may be inspected by any person entitled to appear at the hearing and that facilities be afforded him to take or obtain copies thereof.\n(6) The appointed person may allow the electricity authority to alter or add to the reasons contained in the statement served under rule 4(2) or any list of documents which accompanied it so far as may be necessary for the purpose of determining the questions in controversy between the parties, but shall (if necessary by adjourning the hearing) give every objector an adequate opportunity of considering any such alterations or additions.\n(7) If any objector does not appear at the hearing, the appointed person may at his discretion proceed with the hearing and, if he does so, shall (subject to disclosure thereof at the hearing) take into account any previous written representations of such objector in so far as the same appear to him to be proper and relevant to the matters in issue.\n(8) The appointed person may from time to time adjourn the hearing and, if the date, time and place of the adjourned hearing are announced before the adjournment, no further notice shall be required.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rules revoked (E.W.) (1.10.2013) by The Electricity (Necessary Wayleaves and Felling and Lopping of Trees) (Hearing Procedures) (England and Wales) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1987), art. 1(1), rule 20(1) (with art. 20(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 7 in force at 17.4.1967, see rule 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1967/450/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T23:37:24.605335+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}