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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sites-of-special-scientific-interest-appeals-regulations-2009/schedule/paragraph-18",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/197",
  "legislation_title": "The Sites of Special Scientific Interest (Appeals) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sites-of-special-scientific-interest-appeals-regulations-2009",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/18",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Inquiries—pre-inquiry meeting",
  "text": "(1) Where it has been decided to hold an inquiry, the inspector may, if it is desirable, hold a pre-inquiry meeting to determine the matters to be addressed and the procedure to be followed at the inquiry.\n(2) An inspector who decides to hold a pre-inquiry meeting must give not less than two weeks' notice in writing to—\n(a) the appellant, Natural England and any section 28L(2) party;\n(b) any person known at the date of the notice to be entitled to appear at the inquiry; and\n(c) any other person whose presence is considered desirable.\n(3) The inspector may, at a pre-inquiry meeting—\n(a) give directions to the appellant, Natural England and any other person wishing to appear at the inquiry about things to be done in preparation for the inquiry; and\n(b) specify a date or dates by which any such directions must be complied with.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/197/schedule/paragraph/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:18:37.750099+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}