Article 8 Date and notification of inquiry
The date fixed by the Secretary of State for the holding of the inquiry shall be—
not later than 22 weeks after the relevant date; or
where the Secretary of State is satisfied that in all the circumstances of the case it is impracticable to hold the inquiry within the period described in sub-paragraph (a), the earliest practicable date after the end of that period.
Unless the Secretary of State agrees a lesser period of notice with the library authority, he shall give not less than 28 days' written notice of the date, time and place fixed by him for the holding of an inquiry to every person entitled to appear at the inquiry.
The Secretary of State may vary the date fixed for the holding of an inquiry, whether or not the date so varied is within the period mentioned in paragraph (1), and paragraph (2) shall apply to a date so varied as it applies to the date originally fixed.
The Secretary of State may also vary the time or place for the holding of an inquiry and shall give such notice of any such variation as appears to him to be reasonable.
The Secretary of State may require the library authority to post a notice of the inquiry within such period as he may specify in a conspicuous place in all the public libraries in its area, and not less than 14 days before the date fixed for the holding of the inquiry he shall publish in at least two of the newspapers circulating in the area in respect of which the library authority is obliged to carry out its duties a notice of the inquiry.
Every notice of an inquiry posted or published pursuant to paragraph (5) shall contain a clear statement of the date, time and place of the inquiry, of the powers enabling the Secretary of State to cause the inquiry to be held and of the subject matter of the inquiry.