Section 138L Variation: preparation, notice and consultationF1C1C2

give notice of their intention to prepare changes to the plan or scheme in such manner as they consider appropriate for bringing it to the attention of persons in their area or combined area,

prepare the changes,

give notice of the changes prepared to the persons who are operators of qualifying local services in the area to which the plan (or the plan as proposed to be varied) relates on the relevant day, and

give notice of the proposal to vary the plan or scheme in such manner as they consider appropriate for bringing it to the attention of persons in their area or combined area.

contain full details of the changes prepared,

state the effect of subsection (5), and

require any objections to be made before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the notice is given (“the objection period”).

contain full details of the changes, or

state where such details may be inspected.

invite operators of qualifying local services to participate in the preparation of the changes before starting to prepare them, and

invite any person who becomes an operator of a qualifying local service while the changes are being prepared to participate in their preparation.

a sufficient number of the persons who are operators of qualifying local services in the area to which the plan relates on the relevant day object to the changes prepared for the plan (if changes to a plan are prepared), or

a sufficient number of the persons who are operators of qualifying local services in the area to which the scheme relates on the relevant day object to the changes prepared for the scheme (if changes to a scheme are prepared).

specify the descriptions of local services that are qualifying local services for the purposes of this section, and

specify what constitutes a sufficient number of persons for the purposes of subsection (5)(a) or (b).

require that changes to a plan or scheme be objected to by such number of persons as, together, provide at least such proportion of the qualifying local services in the area in question as is specified in the regulations, in addition to being at least such proportion of the persons providing those services as is specified in the regulations, and

make provision about determining the proportion of qualifying local services provided by an operator, including provision about the time by reference to which the proportion is to be determined.