# The Electricity (Offshore Generating Stations) (Inquiries Procedure) (Wales) Regulations 2019, Regulation 24: Procedure following quashing of decision

Extent: E+W

(1) Where a decision of the Welsh Ministers on an application or a variation application in respect of which an inquiry has been held, is quashed in proceedings before any court, the Welsh Ministers—
(a) must send to the persons entitled to appear who appeared at the inquiry a written statement of the matters with respect to which further representations are invited for the purposes of their further consideration of the application or the variation application;
(b) must afford to those persons the opportunity of making written representations to them in respect of those matters or of asking for the re-opening of the inquiry; and
(c) may, as they think fit, cause the inquiry to be re-opened (whether by the same or a different lead inspector).
(2) Where the Welsh Ministers cause an inquiry to be re-opened—
(a) paragraphs (3) to (7) of regulation 15 apply in relation to the re-opened inquiry as if references in those paragraphs to an inquiry were references to the re-opened inquiry; and
(b) paragraphs (5) and (6) of regulation 10 apply in relation to the re-opened inquiry as if references in those paragraphs to the pre-inquiry meeting were references to the re-opened inquiry.
(3) Those persons making representations or asking for the inquiry to be re-opened under paragraph (1)(b) must ensure that such representations or requests are received by the Welsh Ministers within three weeks of the date of the written statement sent under paragraph (1)(a).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2019/304/regulation/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-offshore-generating-stations-inquiries-procedure-wales-regulations-2019/regulation-24
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