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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-examination-procedure-rules-2010/schedule/paragraph-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/103",
  "legislation_title": "The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-examination-procedure-rules-2010",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Hearing procedure",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State shall determine the procedure at the hearing.\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall determine—\n(a) the order in which oral representations are to be made;\n(b) the amount of time to be allowed for making any oral representation;\n(c) the matters in respect of which there may be oral questioning by persons other than the person making the representation; and\n(d) the amount of time to be allowed for such oral questioning.\n(3) The Secretary of State shall be responsible for the oral questioning of a person giving evidence except where the Secretary of State thinks that the oral questioning of a person giving evidence by another person is necessary in order to ensure—\n(a) adequate testing of any representation; or\n(b) that a party has a fair chance to put their case.\n(4) The Secretary of State may proceed with a hearing in the absence of a party.\n(5) The Secretary of State may from time to time adjourn a hearing and, if the date, time and place of the adjourned hearing are announced at the hearing before the adjournment, no further notice shall be required.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. para. 8 in force at 1.3.2010, see rule 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/103/schedule/paragraph/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:55:30.591269+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}