# The Trunk Road Charging Schemes (Bridges and Tunnels) (England) Procedure Regulations 2001, Regulation 5: Publication of proposals


(1) Before making an order the Secretary of State shall publish in at least one local newspaper circulating in the relevant area and in the London Gazette a notice specifying at least one place in the relevant area where the documents mentioned in paragraph (3) below may be inspected by any person free of charge and details of the times at which they can be inspected during the period mentioned in paragraph (3).
(2) A notice under paragraph (1) above shall include:
(a) the title of the draft order;
(b) the date on which it is proposed that the order shall come into force and its proposed duration;
(c) a statement of the general nature and effect of the order;
(d) the name of the road to which the order relates, whether it is carried by a bridge or through a tunnel, and identification of the relevant area;
(e) a description of the road in relation to which charges are to be imposed under the order and the approximate length of the road;
(f) the date by and the address (including an electronic mail address) to which objections and representations shall be made; and
(g) a statement that any such objections or representations must be in writing and specify the grounds on which they are based.
(3) Copies of the following documents shall be available for inspection pursuant to paragraph (1) above at all reasonable hours until the date specified pursuant to paragraph (2)(f) (which must be not less than 84 days after the date of publication of the notice of the draft order):
(a) the notice under paragraph (1);
(b) the draft order;
(c) a map or plan of the location to which the order relates;
(d) a statement setting out the Secretary of State’s reasons for proposing the order; and
(e) where the draft order varies an order, that order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/2303/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/trunk-road-charging-schemes-bridges-and-tunnels-england-procedure-regulations-2001/regulation-5
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