# The Electricity Generating Stations and Overhead Lines (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1990, Article 12: Representatives of government departments at inquiry


(1) Where another Minister of the Crown or any government department has expressed a view such as is mentioned in rule 5(2) and the Secretary of State has included its terms in a statement served in accordance with that rule or rule 6(8), a representative of the government department concerned shall be made available to attend the inquiry.
(2) A person attending an inquiry as a representative in pursuance of this rule shall state the reasons for the expression of view in question and shall give evidence and be subject to cross-examination to the same extent as any other witness.
(3) Nothing in paragraph (2) shall require a representative of 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/1990/528/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-generating-stations-and-overhead-lines-inquiries-procedure-rules-1990/article-12
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