Written representations
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10.—(1) An interested party must ensure that any written representation that party may wish to make is received by the Examining authority by the date specified in the timetable set under rule 8, or otherwise under this rule, by the Examining authority.
(2) The Examining authority may at any time specify the date (being a date not earlier than the end of a period of 21 days) by which a written representation to be submitted from an interested party must be received by the Examining authority.
(3) The Examining authority may permit a written representation to be made by any person who is not an interested party.
(4) Any person, other than the applicant, who submits a written representation, must identify in their written representation those parts of the application or specified matters with which they agree and those parts with which they do not agree, and must state the reasons for such disagreement.
(5) The Examining authority must provide all interested parties with the opportunity to comment in writing on any written representation relevant to the examination of the application or specified matters.
(6) The Examining authority may in writing request—
(a)a specified number of additional copies of any representation;
(b)responses to questions posed by the Examining authority about the matters contained in any representation; and
(c)such further information about the matters contained in any representation as the Examining authority may specify;
and shall specify the date by which these must be received by it.
(7) Any person who receives a request in accordance with paragraph (6) above must ensure that the additional copies, responses to written questions or further information are received by the Examining authority by the date specified.
(8) The Examining authority may disregard any written representations, responses to questions or further information received after the date, or the expiry of the period, specified for their receipt.
(9) The Examining authority must make all written representations, responses to written questions and further information received by it available in accordance with rule 21 as soon as is practicable.