TRIBUNALS AND INQUIRIES Citation and commencement 1 These Rules may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Inquiries Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Rules 1998 and shall come into force on 1st November 1998. Amendment of Rules 2 The Town and Country Planning (Inquiries Procedure) (Scotland) Rules 1997 shall be amended in accordance with rules 3 to 12 below. 3 In rule 3(1), after the definition of “relevant notice” there shall be inserted the following definition:– “relevant person” means a person who has been required to serve a statement of case in terms of rule 9(1) below; . 4 In rule 7– a in paragraph (1)– i for “paragraphs (3) and (4) of this rule”, there shall be substituted “paragraph (3) of this rule and rule 10A”; and ii for “statutory party”, there shall be substituted “relevant person”; and b paragraph (4) shall be deleted. 5 In rule 8– a in paragraph (1)– i for “The applicant”, there shall be substituted “Subject to rule 10A, the applicant”; and ii for “statutory party”, there shall be substituted “relevant person”; and b paragraph (2) shall be deleted. 6 In rule 9– a in paragraph (1), for “statutory party” there shall be substituted “relevant person”; and b paragraph (3) shall be deleted. 7 After rule 10, there shall be inserted the following rule:– Statements of case – dispensing with service 10A 1 A person required to serve a statement of case under rule 7, 8 or 9 may request the Secretary of State or the reporter to give a direction to him under paragraph (3). 2 The Secretary of State or the reporter may give such a direction if he considers it expedient to do so, having regard to the length of the statement of case of the person requesting the direction and the number of persons on whom it would otherwise require to be served. 3 A person to whom a direction is given under this paragraph shall– a effect service only on the Secretary of State, the applicant and the planning authority in accordance with whichever of rule 7, 8 or 9 is applicable; b give to all other persons on whom service would otherwise be required under that rule notice stating the time and place at which the statement of case (and, if applicable, the representations) may be inspected by them; and c afford to those persons a reasonable opportunity to inspect and, where practicable, take copies of those documents. 4 Where a direction under paragraph (3) is given to a person and that person subsequently provides an amended or additional statement under rule 10, he– a shall send a copy of that statement to every person mentioned in paragraph (3)(b); or b shall– i give to every such person notice stating the time and place at which that statement may be inspected by them; and ii afford to those persons a reasonable opportunity to inspect and, where practicable, take copies of that statement. . 8 In rule 12– a for paragraph (4), there shall be substituted the following paragraph:– 4 Where a person sends a copy of a precognition to the reporter in accordance with paragraph (1), he shall at the same time send a copy of that precognition and any summary to the planning authority, the applicant and each relevant person. ; and b at the end of paragraph (6), there shall be inserted “or has already been provided to that other person pursuant to rule 13(4)”. 9 In rule 13– a in paragraph (2), “7,” shall be deleted; b paragraph (3) shall be deleted; and c in paragraph (4), for the words from “to the planning” to “to the Secretary of State”, there shall be substituted– to– the planning authority; the applicant; each relevant person; and the Secretary of State, . 10 After rule 15(3)(b), there shall be inserted– ba all relevant persons; . 11 After rule 16(1)(e), there shall be inserted– ea all relevant persons; . 12 In rule 19(4), for “the statutory parties” there shall be substituted “any relevant person”. Application 13 The amendments made by rules 3 to 12 above shall not apply in the case of any application or appeal in respect of which the date for the holding of an inquiry fixed under rule 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Inquiries Procedure) (Scotland) Rules 1997 is prior to 1st January 1999. Hardie Lord Advocate Lord Advocate’s Chambers 21st August 1998