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Paragraph 7

(1)

Not later than 21 days before the date of the hearing, or such later date as the appointed person may specify in accordance with paragraph 6(2), the competent authority must serve on the appellant a written statement of any submission which the competent authority proposes to put forward at the hearing and supply a copy of the statement to the appointed person.

(2)

Where the competent authority intends to refer to or put in evidence documents (including photographs and plans) at the hearing—

(a)

the statement of the competent authority must be accompanied by a list of those documents together with a written notice stating the times and place at which the documents may be inspected by the appellant; and

(b)

the competent authority must afford the appellant a reasonable opportunity to inspect and, where practicable, to take copies of those documents.

(3)

If so required by the appointed person, the appellant must—

(a)

serve on the competent authority and on the appointed person, within such time before the hearing as the appointed person may specify, a written statement of the submissions which the appellant proposes to put forward at the hearing accompanied by a list of any documents (including photographs and plans) which the appellant intends to refer to or put in evidence at the hearing; and

(b)

afford the competent authority a reasonable opportunity to inspect and, where practicable, to take copies of those documents.