Regulation 18 Pre-deposit public consultation

(1)

The CJC must prepare a statement to be known as a “statement of pre-deposit matters” containing—

(a)

the title of the SDP;

(b)

the period within which representations on the proposals may be made in accordance with regulation 19(1);

(c)

the address to which and, where appropriate, the person to whom, representations must be sent;

(d)

a statement that any representations may be accompanied by a request that the person making the representation be notified at a specified address if any of the following events occur—

(i)

the SDP has been submitted to the Welsh Ministers for independent examination under section 64(1) of the 2004 Act;

(ii)

the SDP has been adopted under section 67(3) of the 2004 Act;

(iii)

the SDP has been approved under section 65(9)(a) or 71(4)(b) of the 2004 Act.

(2)

Before a CJC deposits its SDP in accordance with regulation 21, it must—

(a)

make copies of the pre-deposit proposals documents and the statement of pre-deposit matters available for inspection during normal office hours at—

(i)

its principal office,

(ii)

the principal office of any LPA in the CJC’s area, and

(iii)

such other places within its area as the CJC considers appropriate;

(b)

publish on its website—

(i)

the pre-deposit proposals documents,

(ii)

the statement of pre-deposit matters, and

(iii)

a statement that the pre-deposit proposals documents and statement of pre-deposit matters are available for inspection and the places and times at which they may be inspected;

(c)

send to those bodies referred to in regulation 16(1)(a)—

(i)

the pre-deposit proposals documents,

(ii)

such supporting documents as are relevant to the body to which the documents are being sent,

(iii)

the statement of pre-deposit matters, and

(iv)

the statement referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(iii).