18.—(1) In relation to any provision of this Schedule requiring details to be submitted to the Secretary of State for approval following consultation by the undertaker with another party, the undertaker must provide such other party with not less than 28 days for any response to the consultation.
(2) With respect to any requirement which requires details to be submitted to the Secretary of State for approval under this Schedule, the details submitted must be accompanied by a summary report setting out the consultation undertaken by the undertaker to inform the details submitted and an account as to how the undertaker has had regard to the responses received.
(3) At the time of submitting an application to the Secretary of State, the undertaker must provide a copy of the summary report to the requirement consultees referred to in the requirement under which approval is being sought.
(4) The undertaker must ensure that any consultation responses are reflected in the details submitted to the Secretary of State for approval under this Schedule, but only where it is appropriate, reasonable and feasible to do so, taking into account considerations including, but not limited to, cost and engineering practicality.
(5) Where the consultation responses are not reflected in the details submitted to the Secretary of State for approval, the undertaker must state in the summary report referred to under [F1sub-paragraph (2)] the reasons why the consultation responses have not been reflected in the submitted details with the reasons published in the public register published pursuant to article 47 (certification of documents, public register, etc.).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 2 para. 18(5) substituted (17.6.2023) by The A47 Wansford to Sutton (Corrections) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/667), art. 1, Sch.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 18 in force at 10.3.2023, see art. 1