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Regulation 3 Procedure after making an order

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

As soon as practicable after making an order, and before confirming it, the authority which made it shall—

(a)

serve on the persons interested in the land affected by the order—

(i)

a copy of the order; and

(ii)

a notice containing the particulars mentioned in paragraph (2); and

(b)

make a copy of the order available for public inspection, in accordance with paragraph (3).

(2)

The particulars mentioned in this paragraph are—

(a)

the reasons for making the order;

(b)

a statement that objections or other representations with respect to any trees, groups of trees or woodlands specified in the order may be made to the authority in accordance with regulation 4;

(c)

the date, being at least 28 days after the date of the notice, by which any objection or representation must be received by the authority;

(d)

a copy of regulation 4; and

(e)

where the order contains a direction under section 201 (provisional tree preservation orders), a statement of the effect of that direction.

(3)

Subject to regulations 6(c), 7(c) and 9(1)(c), a copy of the order shall be made available for inspection, free of charge, at all reasonable hours, at the offices of the authority by whom the order was made; and where an order is made on behalf of an authority, it shall be made available for inspection also at the offices of the authority on whose behalf it was made.