A confirming authority may appoint a person ("an inspector") to act instead of it in relation to the confirmation of a compulsory purchase order to which section 13A applies.
An inspector may be appointed to act in relation to—
An inspector—
Where an inspector is to act in relation to a compulsory purchase order, the confirming authority must inform—
Where an inspector decides whether or not to confirm the whole or part of a compulsory purchase order, the inspector's decision is to be treated as that of the confirming authority.
The confirming authority may at any time—
If the confirming authority revokes its appointment of an inspector while the inspector is acting in relation to a compulsory purchase order and does not replace the inspector, the authority must give its reasons—
Where in any enactment there is a provision that applies in relation to a confirming authority acting under this Part, that provision is to be read as applying equally in relation to an inspector so far as the context permits.
In this section "remaining objection" is to be construed in accordance with section 13A.