# Planning Act 2008, Section 101: Legal advice and assistance

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The Secretary of State may, at the request of the Examining authority, appoint a barrister, solicitor or advocate to provide legal advice and assistance to the Examining authority in connection with its examination of the application.
(2) The assistance that may be given by a person appointed under subsection (1) includes carrying out on behalf of the Examining authority any oral questioning of a person making representations at a hearing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/29/section/101 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008/section-101
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