Regulation 3 Consultation before making a dog control order

Before making a dog control order under section 55 of the Act, an Authority must—

(a)

consult upon its proposal to make the order by causing to be published on its website a notice—

(i)

identifying the affected land—

(aa)

by description, and

(bb)

where the proposed order refers to a map, by publication of that map;

(ii)

identifying any access land comprised in the affected land;

(iii)

setting out the general effect of the proposed order being made;

(iv)

stating the period within which representations may be made in writing or by e-mail (being a period of not less than 28 days from the date on which the notice is first published in accordance with this paragraph);

(v)

stating the address and e-mail address to which representations may be sent;

(b)

where practicable, cause to be displayed at conspicuous positions on or near the affected land such notices as it considers sufficient to draw to the attention of members of the public using that land the effect of the proposed order being made.