The Genetically Modified Organisms(Contained Use) Regulations 2000

8.—(1) Not later than 28 days before the date of the hearing, or such later date as the appointed person may specify in accordance with paragraph 7(2), the authority shall serve on the appellant a written statement of any submission which the authority proposes to put forward at the hearing and shall supply a copy of the statement to the appointed person.

(2) Where a government department has expressed in writing to the authority a view in support of the decision of the authority and the authority proposes to rely on such expression of view in its submission at the hearing, the authority shall include the expression of view in its statement and shall supply a copy of the statement to the government department concerned.

(3) Where the authority intends to refer to or put in evidence at the hearing, documents (including photographs, maps and plans), the statement of the authority shall be accompanied by a list of such documents, together with a written notice stating the times and place at which the documents may be inspected by the appellant; and the authority shall afford the appellant a reasonable opportunity to inspect and, where practicable, to take copies of the documents.

(4) If so required by the appointed person, the appellant shall—

(a) serve on the authority and on the appointed person, within such time before the hearing as the appointed person may specify, a written statement of the submissions which he proposes to put forward at the hearing; and such statement shall be accompanied by a list of any documents (including photographs, maps and plans) which the appellant intends to refer to or put in evidence at the hearing; and

(b) afford the authority a reasonable opportunity to inspect and, where practicable, to take copies of such documents as are referred to in the foregoing provision.