# The Infrastructure Consent (Examination and Decision) (Procedure) (Wales) Regulations 2025, Regulation 9: Open floor hearings

Extent: E+W

(1) The examining authority must hold an open-floor hearing if one or more persons so request, but this is subject to paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) A request for an open-floor hearing must comply with regulation 24(j) and (k) of the 2025 Applications Regulations.
(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a request to the extent that the request relates to representations that are within any description in section 58(1) of the 2024 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/692/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-consent-examination-and-decision-procedure-wales-regulations-2025/regulation-9
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