The High Hedges (Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2004

Exchange of evidence

13.—(1) This regulation applies where an appeal is to be determined by written representations or following the holding of a hearing and, additionally, where an appeal is to be determined—

(a) by written representations, regulations 14 and 19 to 22 apply;

(b) following the holding of a hearing, regulations 15 to 22 apply.

(2) If any of the parties wish to make any representations further to the—

(a) notice of appeal and any documents supporting it; or

(b) questionnaire and any documents submitted with it,

that party must send three copies of those further representations to the National Assembly so as to be received within 6 weeks of the starting date and the National Assembly must, as soon as practicable after receipt, send a copy of any further representations to each of the other parties.

(3) If any of the parties wish to comment on any other party’s representations, or on any representations made pursuant to regulation 11(2)(e), that party must send three copies of these to the National Assembly so as to be received within 9 weeks of the starting date.

(4) The National Assembly may disregard further information received from any of the parties which it has not received within 9 weeks of the starting date unless the National Assembly has requested the further information and the information so requested is received by the National Assembly within such period as it specified in writing when it made the request.