# The Electricity Generating Stations and Overhead Lines (Inquiries Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2007, Article 16: Representatives of government departments at inquiry


(1) Where another Minister of the Crown or any government department has expressed a view described in rule 4(1)(c) and the Secretary of State has included its terms in a statement sent in accordance with that rule, any person entitled to appear may, not later than four weeks before the date of an inquiry, apply in writing to the Secretary of State for a representative of the other Minister or department concerned to be made available at the inquiry.
(2) Where an application is made in accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall send the application to the other Minister or department, who shall make a representative available to attend the inquiry.
(3) Any person attending an inquiry as a representative in pursuance of this rule shall state the reasons for the expressed view and shall give evidence and be subject to cross-examination to the same extent as any other witness.
(4) Nothing in paragraph (3) shall require a representative of a Minister or a government department to answer any question which in the opinion of the inspector is directed to the merits of government policy.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/841/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-generating-stations-and-overhead-lines-inquiries-procedure-england-and-wales-rules-2007/article-16
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