Regulation 7 Authorisation procedure
(1)
Before granting an authorisation under regulation 4 or 9 the Secretary of State must—
(a)
publish a notice setting out details of the application for authorisation in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for bringing it to the attention of persons likely to be affected by the authorisation; and
(b)
consider any comments provided in accordance with the notice.
(2)
The notice must state the period (which must be not less than 28 days starting with the date of publication of the notice) within which comments may be provided to the Secretary of State regarding the proposed authorisation.