Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

Article 208.

SCHEDULE 5N.I.PROVISIONS AS TO INQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS

1.  Every application under this Order shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed and shall state the grounds upon which the application is made.N.I.

2.  If on any application the Department determines that a public inquiry shall be held, the Department shall publish notice of the inquiry in such newspaper or newspapers on such number of days as the Department may direct, and also in the Belfast Gazette; if the Department holds an inquiry without an application the Department shall publish the necessary notices.N.I.

A notice for the purposes of this paragraph shall be in such form and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed.

3.  Subject to paragraph 4, all persons interested may appear at the inquiry either in person or by counsel, agent or solicitor.N.I.

4.  No person shall be entitled to be heard at the inquiry unless he has within one week from the last publication of the notice of the holding of the inquiry sent a notice in writing to the Department of his desire to be heard at the inquiry, and the person holding the inquiry may refuse to hear any person if he is satisfied that the views of that person have been adequately stated on the inquiry by some other person.N.I.

5.  Subject as aforesaid inquiries and all incidental proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with[F1 Schedule A1 to the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 as modified by[F2 Article 130(2) of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993.]]N.I.