# The Pipe-lines (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1995, Article 5: Inspector’s power to hold pre-inquiry meetings


(1) An inspector may hold a pre-inquiry meeting where he considers it desirable (whether or not one was held pursuant to rule 4(2)), and shall arrange for not less than 3 weeks' written notice of any such meeting to be given to the applicant, any statutory objector, any person known at the date of the notice to be a person entitled to appear at the inquiry and any other person whose presence at the meeting appears to him to be desirable.
(2) Rule 4(10) shall apply to a pre-inquiry meeting held in accordance with this rule.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1239/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pipe-lines-inquiries-procedure-rules-1995/article-5
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