{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/highways-inquiries-procedure-rules-1994/article-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/highways-inquiries-procedure-rules-1994/article-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1994/3263",
  "legislation_title": "The Highways (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/highways-inquiries-procedure-rules-1994",
  "path": "article/16",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Service of statements of case, etc",
  "text": "(1) The promoting authority shall not later than —\n(a) 6 weeks after the relevant date, or\n(b) where a pre-inquiry meeting is held pursuant to rule 15, 4 weeks after the conclusion of that meeting,\nserve a statement of case on the Secretary of State and on each statutory objector.\n(2) In addition to the statement of case served under paragraph (1) the promoting authority shall serve —\n(a) upon the Secretary of State a copy of every document or the relevant part of any document which he intends to refer to or put in evidence and of the notice mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) below, and\n(b) upon each statutory objector a notice giving the names of all places, within each area in which the proposals contained in the order or scheme are to have effect (or as close as reasonably possible to any such area), where a copy of every document or the relevant part of any document which the promoting authority intends to refer to or put in evidence may be inspected free of charge at all reasonable hours until the date of commencement of the inquiry.\n(3) When required by notice in writing from the Secretary of State to do so —\n(a) any statutory objector, or\n(b) any other person who has notified him of any intention or wish to appear at the inquiry,\nshall, within 6 weeks from the date of such notice, serve a statement of case on the Secretary of State and on the promoting authority.\n(4) In addition to the statement of case served under paragraph (3) every person mentioned in paragraph (3)(a) and (b) shall serve upon the Secretary of State and the promoting authority, if required by the Secretary of State to do so, a copy of every document or the relevant part of any document which such person intends to refer to or put in evidence.\n(5) The promoting authority shall supply a copy of the promoting authority’s statement of case and of the notice mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) to any person who is not a statutory objector but who has been required to serve a statement of case under paragraph (3).\n(6) When required by notice in writing from the Secretary of State or the inspector to do so, any person who has served a statement of case in accordance with this rule shall provide such further information about the matters contained in the statement as the Secretary of State or the inspector may specify.\n(7) The promoting authority shall afford to any person who requests a reasonable opportunity to inspect and, where practicable and subject to payment by that person of a reasonable charge, take copies of any statement or document which, or a copy of which, has been served on or by him in accordance with any of the preceding paragraphs of this rule; and shall specify in his statement of case the time and place at which the opportunity will be afforded.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3263/article/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:19:49.301679+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}