Article 14 Site inspections

The inspector may make an unaccompanied inspection of the route of the proposed pipe-line before or during an inquiry without giving notice of his intention to the persons entitled to appear at the inquiry.

The inspector may, during an inquiry or after its close, inspect the route of the proposed pipeline in the presence of the applicant, the relevant planning authority and, subject to paragraph (3), any statutory objector; and he shall make such an inspection if he is so requested by the applicant or the relevant planning authority before or during an inquiry.

Where the inspector inspects the proposed route of the pipe-line after the close of an inquiry, a statutory objector shall only be entitled to accompany him on that inspection if the objector appeared at the inquiry.

In all cases where the inspector intends to make an inspection of the kind referred to in paragraph (2) he shall announce during the inquiry the date and time at which he proposes to make it.

The inspector shall not be bound to defer an inspection of the kind referred to in paragraph (2) where any person mentioned in that paragraph is not present at the time appointed.