Regulation 18 Proofs of evidenceI1

Any person entitled to appear, who proposes to give, or to call another person to give, evidence at the inquiry by reading a proof of evidence, must send two copies of the proof of evidence (in the case of a qualifying planning authority and the applicant) or three copies (in any other case) to the Welsh Ministers.

Where a copy of a proof of evidence sent under paragraph (1) contains more than 1,500 words, it must be accompanied by a written summary, which, unless the inspector permits otherwise, must not contain more than 1,500 words.

Where a person sends copies of a proof of evidence and summary (if any), that person must at the same time send a copy to every other person whom that person knows to be entitled to appear unless such person has indicated in writing that they do not require to be sent a copy.

The proof of evidence and any summary must be received by the Welsh Ministers no later than the date specified by the inspector pursuant to regulation 13(1)(b) or regulation 13(3)(b) and as soon as practicable after receipt, the Welsh Ministers must deposit each such proof of evidence and each such summary.

The Welsh Ministers must send to the inspector, as soon as practicable after receipt, any proof of evidence together with any summary sent to them in accordance with this regulation.

Any person required by paragraph (1) to send copies of a proof of evidence to the Welsh Ministers, must send with them the same number of copies of the whole, or the relevant part, of any document referred to in the proof of evidence, unless a copy of the document or part of the document in question is already available for inspection pursuant to regulation 12(13).

The Welsh Ministers or the inspector may in writing require any person who has sent a copy of a proof of evidence or summary in accordance with this regulation to provide such additional copies of the proof or summary as they may specify and must specify the time within which the copy of the proof or summary must be received by them.

Any person required to provide additional copies must ensure that the copies are received by the Welsh Ministers or the inspector within the specified time.