Paragraph 9

Where the proposed order authorises the stopping up or diversion of any road, the Minister or the local highway authority, as the case may be, shall, not later than the date on which the notice is published as aforesaid, cause a copy thereof to be displayed in a prominent position on that part of the road which is proposed to be so stopped up or diverted, and shall serve a copy of the notice on the parish council (or, in the case of a rural parish not having a separate parish council, on the parish meeting) of any parish in which that part of the road is situated.