http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/182/rule/7The 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. 71Where required to do so by notice given by the appointed person, a person entitled to appear at the inquiry session must, by such date as is specified in the notice, send to—athe appointed person—ian inquiry statement;iia copy of every document (or the relevant part of a document) on the list of such documents comprised in that inquiry statement; andiiia precognition in respect of any evidence to be given to the inquiry session by a person included on the list of witnesses comprised in that inquiry statement; andbthe appellant and the planning authority and to such other persons entitled to appear at the inquiry session as the appointed person may specify in such notice—ian inquiry statement; andiia copy of every document (or the relevant part of a document) and precognition sent to the appointed person under sub-paragraph (a)(ii) or (iii) and which is not already available for inspection under regulation 27, 35(2) or 44(4) of the 2015 Regulations or paragraph (2) of this rule.2The planning authority are, until such time as the appeal is determined, to afford to any person who so requests a reasonable opportunity to inspect any inquiry statement, precognition or other document (or any part thereof) which, or a copy of which, has been sent to them in accordance with this rule.3A precognition must not, unless the appointed person otherwise so agrees, contain more than 2000 words.4Different dates and different persons may be specified for the purposes of paragraph (1).5In this rule—“inquiry statement” means, and is comprised of—a written statement which contains particulars of the case relating to the specified matters which a person proposes to put forward to an inquiry session;a list of documents (if any) which the person putting forward such case intends to refer to, rely on or put in evidence; anda list of witnesses specifying the persons who are to give, or be called to give, evidence at the inquiry session, the matters in respect of which such persons are to give evidence and the relevant qualifications of such persons to do so; and“precognition” means a written statement of the evidence which it is proposed that a witness will give to the inquiry session.Rule. 7 in force at 1.6.2015, see rule 1