# The Electricity Generating Stations and Overhead Lines (Inquiries Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2007, Article 1: Citation, commencement and application


(1) These Rules may be cited as the Electricity Generating Stations and Overhead Lines (Inquiries Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2007 and shall come into force on 6th April 2007.
(2) These Rules apply in relation to any public inquiry caused by the Secretary of State to be held in England and Wales—
(a) under paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 8;
(b) under section 62 in relation to any application notice of which was not required to be published by regulations under paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 8.
(3) In relation to an application which relates to—
(a) the construction or operation of a generating station the whole or a part of which is to be, or is, at a place that is not within the area of a relevant planning authority; or
(b) the extension of a generating station at or to a place the whole or a part of which is not within such an area,
these Rules shall apply with the modifications set out in rule 27.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/841/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-generating-stations-and-overhead-lines-inquiries-procedure-england-and-wales-rules-2007/article-1
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