New Towns Act (Northern Ireland) 1965

3 N.I. When a draft order has been prepared under paragraph 1, the Minister shall, before making the order,—

(a) cause a copy of the draft order and of the statement referred to in paragraph 2 to be laid before Parliament;

(b) deposit with the Clerk of the Parliaments a copy of any map prepared in pursuance of paragraph 1( a);

(c) publish in the Belfast Gazette, and in one or more than one newspaper circulating in the locality in which the proposed new town will be situated, a notice—

(i) describing the area to be designated as the site of the new town;

(ii) describing any portion of that area distinguished under paragraph 1( b);

(iii) stating that the draft of an order under section 1 has been prepared by the Minister in relation thereto, and has been laid before Parliament;

(iv) naming a place or places (including a place in the area referred to in head (i)) where a copy of the draft order (including any map or descriptive matter annexed thereto) and of the statement referred to in paragraph 2 may be inspected at all reasonable hours; and

(d) not later than the date on which the notice is published in the Belfast Gazette, serve a like notice on—

(i) [F1 the district council for each] district in which the land, or any part of the land, to which the order relates is situated; and

(ii) any other [F1 district council] that appears to the Minister to be concerned with the order.

F1 SRO (NI) 1973/285