Paragraph 1 Notification of an inquiryI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

F1A traffic commissioner shall send to every person entitled to appear in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Schedule at an inquiry written notice of the date, time and place fixed for the holding of the inquiry.

Such notice shall be sent at least 21 days before the date so fixed.

(2)

A traffic commissioner may vary the date, time or place for the holding of the inquiry; and when he varies the date he shall send to every person so entitled to appear at the inquiry, written notice of the date, time and place of the holding of the inquiry as varied.

Such notice shall be sent at least 21 days before the date as varied.

(3)

The periods referred to in sub-paragraph (1) and (2) may be abridged with the consent of every person so entitled to appear at the inquiry.

(4)

Where F2a traffic commissioner varies the time or place for the holding of an inquiry without varying the date, he shall give such notice of the variation as appears to him to be reasonable.

(5)

Nothing in this paragraph shall authorise a traffic commissioner to hold an inquiry before the date published in Applications and Decisions pursuant to regulation 21.

(6)

The foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall apply to an adjourned inquiry save that—

(a)

if the date, time and place of the adjourned inquiry are announced at the inquiry before the adjournment, no further notice of that date, time and place shall be required; and

(b)

sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) shall have effect in relation to an adjourned inquiry as if for “21 days" there were substituted “7 days".

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 4 para. 1(1)(2) substituted (3.7.2013) by The Local Transport Act 2008 (Traffic Commissioners) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1644), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 (with arts. 1(3), 2, 7)
F2: Words in Sch. 4 para. 1(4)(5) substituted (3.7.2013) by The Local Transport Act 2008 (Traffic Commissioners) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1644), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 (with arts. 1(3), 2, 7)

Commencement

I1: Sch. 4 para. 1 in force at 1.1.1996, see reg. 1

Notes on Schedule 4

Modifications

C1: Sch. 4 excluded by London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 (c. 12), s. 16E(4) (as inserted (14.2.2012) by London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Act 2011 (c. 22), ss. 9(4), 10(1))