Regulation 8 Consideration of draft plan by committee

(1)

The committee may–

(a)

approve the draft plan submitted to them with or without modifications;

(b)

themselves prepare a plan for publication by the authority as their approved plan; or

(c)

refer the draft plan to the adjudicator.

(2)

In relation to any decision whether–

(a)

to approve the draft plan with or without modifications; or

(b)

themselves to prepare a plan for publication by the authority as their approved plan;

the members within each group of members of the committee are collectively to have a single vote.

(3)

Any decision such as is mentioned in paragraph (2) taken by the committee shall be a unanimous decision of those voting.

(4)

If the committee have voted on the question of whether to approve the draft plan as submitted (with or without modifications) or whether to prepare a plan themselves, but have failed to reach a unanimous decision on the question as required by paragraph (3) they shall, within two weeks of the date on which they voted, refer the draft plan to the adjudicator.

(5)

Where the committee refer the draft plan to the adjudicator they shall also–

(a)

send to him copies of all objections made and the authority’s observations on the objections as submitted to the committee under regulation 7; and

(b)

refer to him any proposals made by any group of members of the committee for modification to the draft plan.

(6)

There is no limit to the number of different proposals for modification to the draft plan which may be referred to the adjudicator under paragraph (5)(b) (and accordingly the separate proposals need not be consistent with each other) and such modifications may relate to any aspect of the plan.