80 Special provision relating to national security

National security

80  Special provision relating to national security

(1)     In section 321 of the principal Act (planning inquiries to be held in public subject to certain exceptions) after subsection (4) there are inserted the following subsections—

“(5)     If the Secretary of State is considering giving a direction under subsection (3) the Attorney General may appoint a person to represent the interests of any person who will be prevented from hearing or inspecting any evidence at a local inquiry if the direction is given.

(6)     If before the Secretary of State gives a direction under subsection (3) no person is appointed under subsection (5), the Attorney General may at any time appoint a person as mentioned in subsection (5) for the purposes of the inquiry.

(7)     The Lord Chancellor may by rules make provision—

(a)     as to the procedure to be followed by the Secretary of State before he gives a direction under subsection (3) in a case where a person has been appointed under subsection (5);

(b)     as to the functions of a person appointed under subsection (5) or (6).

(8)     Rules made under subsection (7) must be contained in a statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance

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