http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/182/rule/6The Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances Inquiry Session Procedure) (Scotland) Rules 2015enTRIBUNALS AND INQUIRIESStatute Law Database2025-10-23Expert Participation2015-09-14 These Rules set out the procedures to be followed in connection with local inquiries held for the purposes of certain applications and appeals under the Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Act 1997 (“the Hazardous Substances Act”). The Rules apply (rule 2) to inquiries held in connection with—applications referred to the Scottish Ministers under section 18 of the Hazardous Substances Act on or after 1st June 2015; andappeals under section 19 of the Act and regulation 43 of the Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 on or after 1st June 2015. 61The date, time and place for the holding of the inquiry session is to be fixed (and may subsequently be varied) by the appointed person.2The appointed person is to give to those persons entitled to appear at the inquiry session such notice of the date, time and place fixed for the holding of the inquiry session (and of any subsequent variation thereof) as may appear to the appointed person to be reasonable in the circumstances.3The appointed person may require the planning authority to take one or more of the following steps:—anot less than 14 days before the date fixed for the holding of the inquiry session, to publish—iin one or more local newspapers circulating in the locality in which the land to which the inquiry relates is situated; andiion a website,such notices of the inquiry session as the appointed person may direct; orbto serve notice of the inquiry session in such form and on such persons or classes of persons as the appointed person may specify.Rule 6 in force at 1.6.2015, see rule 1