5.—(1) After preparing a notice of intention to designate a road under regulation 4 but before designating a road in any case specified in column (2) of an item in the table below, the authority shall consult the persons specified in column (3) of the item of their intention to so designate the road and provide the persons specified in column (3) with a plan of the area in the vicinity of the designated road that details the extent to which the designation will implement the measures for securing the purposes mentioned in section 74(2) of the Act.
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Item | Case | Consultee |
| 1. | Where the designation relates to, or appears to the authority to be likely to affect traffic on, a road for which another authority is the local traffic authority. | The other authority. |
| 2. | Where the designation relates to, or appears to the authority to be likely to affect traffic on, a Crown road. | The appropriate Crown authority. |
| 3. | Where the designation relates to, or appears to the authority to be likely to affect traffic on, a road on which public passenger transport services are provided. | The operator of the service and the appropriate Passenger Transport Authority. |
| 4. | Where it appears to the authority that the designation is likely to affect the passage on any road or place of— (a) ambulances; or | The chief officer of the Scottish Ambulance Service. |
(b)fire-fighting vehicles. | In case (b) the fire authority. | |
| 5. | All cases | (a)The chief constable of police of any police area in which any road to be designated is situated. (b)any resident, owner or tenant of any private or commercial property on, adjoining or adjacent to the designated road. (c)The Road Haulage Association. (d)The Freight Transport Association. (e)Such other organisations (if any) representing persons or individuals likely to be affected by any provision in the designation as the authority thinks appropriate. |
(2) Any person consulted under paragraph (1) or their authorised representative may make such written representations to the authority on the measures contained in the proposed designation for securing any of the purposes mentioned in section 74(2) of the Act as they consider appropriate.
(3) Any representations made under paragraph (2) shall be submitted by any person consulted under paragraph (1) to the authority within 3 months.
(4) The authority shall prepare and publish a report detailing the persons consulted under paragraph (1) and any representations made under paragraph (2) and any report so prepared shall indicate the extent to which the authority will implement any proposals contained in any representations so made.
(5) A copy of any report published under paragraph (4) shall be—
(a)available for inspection at the authority’s offices and any local library during normal office hours;
(b)if the authority considers it appropriate, available for inspection at such other places within the authority’s area and during such times respectively at those places as the authority may determine;
(c)sent to any person who has made representations under paragraph (2).