The Electricity Generating Stations and Overhead Lines (Inquiries Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2007
These Rules prescribe the procedure to be followed in connection with public inquiries relating to applications for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 (“the 1989 Act”) to construct, extend or operate a generating station and to applications for consent under section 37 to install or keep installed an electric line above ground. For the purposes of these Rules, a reference to an application for consent under section 36 includes any application under section 36A of the 1989 Act for a declaration relating to public rights of navigation, which is made with the section 36 application. The Rules have been made following the enactment of the Energy Act 2004 which inserted a new paragraph 5A into Schedule 8 to the Electricity Act 1989, providing for the appointment of additional inspectors for inquiries held under paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 8.