The Common Land (Rectification of Registers) Regulations 1990

Notice of hearing

9.—(1) Where a Commissioner has arranged a hearing for the purpose of inquiring into an objection he shall give at least 28 days' notice of the date, time and place of the hearing or, if a date and time have not been fixed, of the order in which hearings are to be held commencing at a stated date, time and place, to every person who then appears to him to be entitled to be heard at a hearing under regulation 12(1) to (d), and shall, at least 10 days before the hearing is due to take place, publish a notice giving particulars of the hearing.

(2) Where, after the provisions of paragraph (1) above have been complied with in relation to a hearing, the Commissioner alters the arrangements for the hearing, he shall give notice of the alteration to the persons to whom notice of the hearing was given under that paragraph, and publish notice thereof.

(3) The periods of notice for the purposes of paragraph (2) above shall be such periods as may be reasonable in the circumstances: provided that where the date of a hearing has been altered, a period of at least 28 days for the giving, and at least 10 days for the publication, of notice shall be sufficient for the purposes of that paragraph.