http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/182/rule/9The 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. 91The Scottish Ministers may appoint a person to sit with the appointed person at an inquiry session to advise the appointed person on such matters arising as the Scottish Ministers may specify (“an assessor”) and where they do so they are to notify every person entitled to appear at the inquiry session of the name of the assessor and of the matters on which the assessor is to advise the appointed person.2Where an assessor has been appointed, the assessor may (and if so required by the appointed person, must), after the close of the inquiry session, make a report in writing to the appointed person in respect of the matters on which the assessor was appointed to advise.Rule 9 in force at 1.6.2015, see rule 1