Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996

5 (1) A person applying for consent under this Schedule shall publish notice of the application in two successive weeks in one or more local newspapers circulating in the area in which the land to which the application relates is situated (or in areas which together include that area). U.K.

(2) A notice under sub-paragraph (1) above shall—

(a) describe the route of the electric line to which the application relates,

(b) specify a place in the locality where a copy of the application may be inspected,

(c) state a time (not being less than 14 days from the date of publication) within which, and the manner in which, objections to the application may be made to the appropriate Ministers, and

(d) if it relates to an application by the nominated undertaker, explain the effect of paragraph 8(2)(b) below.

(3) Sub-paragraph (1) above shall not apply to an application for consent under this Schedule which relates only to exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 2 to this Act.

(4) If an application for consent under this Schedule relates partly to exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 2 to this Act, so much of the application as relates to exercise of that power shall be disregarded for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) above.

(5) If an application for consent under this Schedule is one in relation to which the applicant is subject to a duty under sub-paragraph (1) above, the appropriate Ministers shall not make any decision about the application until they are satisfied—

(a) that the applicant has performed his duty under that provision, and

(b) that the time allowed by the notice under that provision for making objections to the application has expired.