# Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, Paragraph 26


(1) The Secretary of State and the appropriate Minister must cause a public local inquiry to be held in relation to an objection under this Part of this Schedule if the Secretary of State and the appropriate Minister consider that the matters to which the objection relates are such as to require investigation by such an inquiry before the Secretary of State and the appropriate Minister make a final decision.
(2) The duty in sub-paragraph (1) is effective despite any other provisions of this Part of this Schedule.
(3) The other provisions of this Part of this Schedule are to be ignored if, when the Secretary of State and the appropriate Minister decide to cause an inquiry to be held, effect has not been given to them.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/17/schedule/4/paragraph/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-regeneration-act-2008/schedule-4/paragraph-26
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