Compulsory acquisition hearing
15.—(1) As soon as practicable after receipt of the notice referred to in regulation 9(a), the Examining authority must notify each additional affected person of—
(a)the deadline by which that person must notify the Commission of the person’s wish to be heard at a compulsory acquisition hearing; and the deadline must be not less than 21 days after the date of the notification; and
(b)the date, time and place fixed for a compulsory acquisition hearing.
(2) If an additional affected person notifies the Commission of a wish to be heard at a compulsory acquisition hearing and such a hearing has already taken place, the Examining authority must arrange another and notify the applicant, each affected person and each additional affected person of the date, time and place fixed for the further compulsory acquisition hearing.
(3) If a compulsory acquisition hearing has already been arranged but there is insufficient time for the Examining authority to give each additional affected person 21 days’ notice of the date, time and place fixed for the compulsory acquisition hearing, the Examining authority must rearrange it unless each additional affected person and each affected person agrees in writing that it should take place on the original date.
(4) Except as mentioned in paragraph (3), the Examining authority must ensure that at least 21 days’ notice is given by it of any hearing to each additional affected person and each affected person.