applicantmeans the person making an application;
applicationmeans an application made under paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 for — (a) consent under section 36 to construct, extend or operate a generating station;
assessormeans a person appointed by the Secretary of State to sit with an inspector at an inquiry or reopened inquiry to advisethe inspector on such matters as the Secretary of State may specify;
documentincludes a photograph, map or plan;
inquirymeans any inquiry to which these rules apply;
inspectormeans a person appointed by the Secretary of State to hold an inquiry or a re-opened inquiry;
outline statementmeans a written statement of the principal submissions which a person proposes to put forward at an inquiry;
person entitled to appear at an inquirymeans a person described in rule 11(1), and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
pre-inquiry meetingmeans a meeting held before an inquiry to consider what may be done with a view to securing that it is conducted efficiently and expeditiously;
qualifying objectormeans — (a) where the Secretary of State has caused a public inquiry to be held under paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 8 in respect of an application anyone who has objected to the application in accordance with regulations under paragraph 3(1) of that Schedule;
relevant datemeans the date of the Secretary of State’s written notice to the applicant and the relevant planning authority ofhis intention to cause an inquiry to be held, and “relevant notice” means that notice;
relevant planning authorityhas the same meaning as in paragraph 2(6)(a) of Schedule 8;
reportincludes any assessor’s report appended to the inspector’s report but does not include any other documents so appended;
statement of casemeans a written statement which contains full particulars of the case which a person proposes to put forward at an inquiry and a list of any documents which that person intends to refer to or put in evidence.
the landmeans the land (including trees or buildings) to which an inquiry relates;