Regulation 9 Notice of hearingI1
Scotland
Where a hearing is to be held the authority shall forthwith give notice in writing to any person who has objected to the making of the order informing him that, if within such period, not being less than 14 days, as is specified in the notice, he intimates that he so desires, an opportunity will be afforded him of being heard in support of his objection.
If any objector given such notice intimates his desire to be heard the authority shall notify him in writing of the arrangements for the hearing not less than 21 days before the date on which the hearing is to take place.
Where a hearing is to take place the authority shall, in addition, not less than 21 days before the date on which the hearing is due to begin, publish at least once in a local newspaper circulating in the area in which any road or other place to which the order relates is situated a notice of the hearing containing the particulars specified in Part II of Schedule 1.
The date of the hearing shall not be earlier than 21 days, from the later of–
the day after the end of the objection period mentioned in regulation 7(3), or
the date when the notice of the hearing is first published under paragraph (3).