# The Infrastructure Consent (Examination and Decision) (Procedure) (Wales) Regulations 2025, Regulation 6: Notification of examining authority

Extent: E+W

(1) The Welsh Ministers must ensure that the applicant and the planning authority are notified of the name and contact details of the examining authority appointed—
(a) in the case of the first appointment, within 7 days beginning with the date that the appointment is made;
(b) in the case of any subsequent appointment, as soon as reasonably practicable.
(2) The Welsh Ministers must notify the applicant and the planning authority as soon as reasonably practicable of any change of or to the examining authority.
(3) The person who is the examining authority or the chair of the panel who is the examining authority must announce their appointment, name and the means of contacting them at the start of a hearing or local inquiry.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/692/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-consent-examination-and-decision-procedure-wales-regulations-2025/regulation-6
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