SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Consultations under Part 4

Newspaper notification

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1

The person carrying out the consultation must publish a notice under this paragraph, in two successive weeks—

a

in a local newspaper circulating in the area affected by the proposal; and

b

in two national newspapers.

2

The notice must set out—

a

the proposal date;

b

the other particulars of the proposal;

c

the address at which—

i

the initial assessment, and

ii

a summary of the results of that assessment,

are available for inspection, or from which a copy of that assessment and summary may be obtained;

d

the fees payable for a copy of the assessment and summary;

e

a statement that any representations about the proposal may be sent to the person carrying out the consultation within such period as may be specified in the notice.

3

In the case of a consultation carried out about a proposal to which section 23, 24, 27, 28, 30 or 31 applies, the proposal date must be not less than six months after the notice is last published in a local newspaper for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1).

4

The period specified under sub-paragraph (2)(e) must be a period ending no less than 12 weeks after the notice is last published in a local newspaper for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1).