# The Pipe-lines (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1995, Article 11: Representatives of government departments at inquiry


(1) Where a government department has expressed a view such as is mentioned in rule 4(3) and the Secretary of State has included its terms in a statement served in accordance with that rule or rule 7(5), a representative of the government department concerned shall be made available to attend the inquiry.
(2) A person attending an inquiry as a representative in pursuance of this rule shall state the reasons for the expression of the view in question and shall give evidence and be subject to cross-examination to the same extent as any other witness.
(3) Nothing in paragraph (2) shall require a representative of a government department to answer any question which in the opinion of the inspector is directed to the merits of government policy.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1239/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pipe-lines-inquiries-procedure-rules-1995/article-11
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