# The High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) (Planning Appeals) (Written Representations Procedure) Regulations 2021, Regulation 8: Submission of questionnaire and statement by the authority


(1) The authority must, within a period of 14 days beginning with the starting date, submit to the appropriate Ministers a completed questionnaire in the form prescribed in Schedule 2.
(2) The authority must at the same time send a copy of that questionnaire to the appellant.
(3) If the authority wishes to submit a statement in addition to the questionnaire mentioned in paragraph (1), it must—
(a) within a period of 14 days beginning with the starting date, serve notice on the appropriate Ministers and on the appellant of its intention to submit such a statement; and
(b) within a period of 21 days beginning with the starting date, submit the statement to the appropriate Ministers, at the same time sending a copy of it to the appellant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/182/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/high-speed-rail-west-midlands-crewe-planning-appeals-written-representations-procedure-regulations-2021/regulation-8
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