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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-act-1971/schedule-9/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1971/78",
  "legislation_title": "Town and Country Planning Act 1971",
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  "number": "5",
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  "text": "(1) A person appointed under this Schedule to determine an appeal may (whether or not the parties have asked for an opportunity to appear and be heard) hold a local inquiry in connection with the appeal and shall hold such an inquiry if the Secretary of State directs him to do so.\n(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) of this paragraph, the costs—\n(a) of any hearing held by virtue of paragraph 2(2)(b) of this Schedule; and\n(b) of any inquiry held by virtue of this paragraph,\nshall be defrayed by the Secretary of State.\n(3) Subsections (2) to (5) of section 290 of the 1933 c. 51.Local Government Act 1933 (evidence and costs at local inquiries) shall apply in relation to an inquiry held under this paragraph as they apply in relation to an inquiry caused to be held by a department under subsection (1) of that section, with the substitution for references to a department (other than the first reference in subsection (4)) of references to the Secretary of State,",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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