Paragraph 12 Site inspectionsI1

Before or during the examination of the closed evidence, the Secretary of State may make an unaccompanied inspection of any site to which the closed evidence or application relates, without giving notice of his intention to the parties.

The Secretary of State may, as part of the examination of closed evidence and before its completion, inspect such a site in the company of any party.

Where the Secretary of State intends to make an inspection of the kind referred to in sub-paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall notify the parties of the date, time and place at which the Secretary of State proposes to make it.

The Secretary of State shall not be bound to defer an inspection of the kind referred to in sub-paragraph (2) where a party is not present at the time appointed.