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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/inquiries-scotland-rules-2007/article-18",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/560",
  "legislation_title": "The Inquiries (Scotland) Rules 2007",
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  "path": "article/18",
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  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Criteria for determination of applications",
  "text": "(1) Subject to section 40(4) of the Act (conditions or qualifications notified by the Minister), the chairman must take into account the criteria set out in paragraph (2) when determining whether an award should be made.\n(2) The criteria are–\n(a) the financial resources of the applicant; and\n(b) the public interest so far as relating to the making of an award.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/560/article/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:09:41.187076+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."
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