Regulation 31 Determination of procedure
(1)
The examining authority must exercise its function under section 42(1) of the 2024 Act (determination of procedure) before—
(a)
where the application includes a compulsory acquisition request and the examining authority is proposing that the request be examined other than at a hearing or a local inquiry, the end of 28 days beginning with the day after the last day of the representation period, or
(b)
in any other case, the end of 14 days beginning with the day after the last day of the representation period.
(2)
An examining authority may vary a determination of procedure at any time before the application being examined is decided under regulation 61.