Regulation 5 Detailed consultation

(1)

After considering any written representations made to it in accordance with regulation 4(6), if the authority intends to proceed to designate the relevant road, it shall carry out a consultation in accordance with this regulation.

(2)

The authority shall, in any case specified in column (2) of an item in the table below, notify the persons specified in column (3) of the item in writing of its intention to designate the road and provide those persons with details of the proposals that the authority intends to implement in respect of that road, a plan of the area in the vicinity of that road and an explanation of the extent to which the designation will implement the measures for securing the purposes mentioned in section 74(2) of the Act.

TABLE

(1)	(2)	(3)
Item	Case	Consultee
1.	Where the designation appears to the authority to be likely to affect traffic on a road for which another authority is the local traffic authority.	The other authority.
2.	Where the designation appears to the authority to be likely to affect traffic on a Crown road.	The appropriate Crown authority.
3.	Where the designation appears to the authority to be likely to affect traffic on a road on which public passenger transport services are provided.	The operator of the service and the appropriate Passenger Transport Authority.
4.	All cases	(a) The chief constable of any police force for the police area in which any road to be designated is situated. (b) any person with an interest in land on, adjoining or adjacent to the road to be designated of the kind described in regulation 4(4). (c) The Road Haulage Association. (d) The Freight Transport Association. (e) Such other organisations (if any) representing persons or individuals likely to be affected by any provision in the designation as the authority thinks appropriate. (f) The chief officer of the Scottish Ambulance Service. (g) The fire authority.

(3)

Any person notified of the authority’s proposals under paragraph (2) may make written representations to the authority on the measures contained in the proposed designation.

(4)

Any representations made under paragraph (3) shall be submitted to the authority within 3 months of the date on which the authority notified the relevant person in accordance with paragraph (2).

(5)

Before publishing its proposals in accordance with regulation 6, the authority shall–

(a)

consider any representations made under paragraph (3); and

(b)

prepare and publish a report detailing the persons notified under paragraph (2), any representations made under paragraph (3) and the extent to which the authority will vary its proposals to take account of any representations so made.

(6)

A copy of any report published under paragraph (5)(b) shall be–

(a)

available for inspection at the authority’s offices and any local library during normal office hours;

(b)

if the authority considers it appropriate, available for inspection at such other places within the authority’s area and during such times respectively at those places as the authority may determine;

(c)

sent to any person who has made representations under paragraph (3).