10.—(1) Any person may send representations about the application to the determining authority by the date specified in the notice of application.
(2) Representations under paragraph (1) must—
(a)state the name and address of the person making them, and the nature of the person’s interest (if any) in the release land or any replacement land;
(b)be made in writing and signed by the person making them; and
(c)state the grounds on which they are made.
(3) As soon as reasonably practicable after the expiry of the period allowed for making representations, the determining authority must either—
(a)notify the applicant that no representations have been made; or
(b)send the applicant a copy of all the representations received.
(4) Where the applicant has received a copy of representations under paragraph (3)(b), the applicant may reply to the determining authority within 21 days of such receipt, setting out the response to them.
(5) A reply under paragraph (4) must be in writing, and signed by the applicant or the applicant’s representative.
(6) The requirements in paragraphs (2) and (5) for a document to be signed are satisfied, in the case of a document sent by means of an electronic communication in accordance with these Regulations, by the person who is required to sign the document typing that person’s name or producing that person’s signature by computer or other mechanical means.