Regulation 6 Agreement of the statement of community involvement
The statement of community involvement (prepared in accordance with regulation 4) must—
be approved by resolution of the council prior to submission to the Department for its agreement, and
be submitted to the Department for its agreement.
The Department must respond within four weeks of receipt of the statement of community involvement unless it has, before the expiry of that period, notified the council in writing that it requires more time to consider the document.
If before the end of the period mentioned in paragraph (2), the Department has failed to respond to the receipt by it of the statement of community involvement, its agreement will be deemed to have been given at the end of that period.
Subject to paragraph (3) until such time as the Department agrees the statement of community involvement, the council must not take any steps under regulation 7 to advertise its proposals.
The council must keep the statement of community involvement under regular review and any revision must comply with the requirements of these Regulations.