Mr Crawford said: “It is my understanding that the Reporters to the public inquiry are refusing to accept this valuable report because it was published after the deadline for submissions some nine months ago, despite the provision existing to accept it as it was completed and published after the deadline.
“This decision must be mistaken.
“The Reporters have already accepted late submissions from the applicants in this case; however surely the real point is that all relevant evidence available should be accepted and considered.
It is vital that the most up-to-date studies are taken into account if the correct conclusions are to be reached by the Inquiry.”
In response to Mr Crawford’s concerns, a spokesman for the Scottish Government said: “The issue of electromagnetic fields was debated at length during the 12-week strategy session of the inquiry in Perth in February 2007.
“The Reporters were not prepared to accept the report’s late admittance, some months after the date for lodging documents for the strategy session.
“This decision is consistent with the approach to the admittance of late documents which was outlined by the Reporters at the start of the strategy session.”
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) want to develop the £320m proposal to transmit electricity from renewable sources via the power line from the north of Scotland to the central belt.
The inquiry is due to continue until the end of the year.
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