SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Procedure for Designating Area

Making of orders under section 1

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1

Before making the order the Secretary of State shall publish a notice—

a

in the London Gazette;

b

in one or more newspapers circulating in the locality in which the proposed new town will be situated; and

c

in such other newspapers, if any, as he considers appropriate in the circumstances.

2

That notice shall—

a

describe the area to be designated as the site of the proposed new town;

b

state that the draft of an order under section 1 above has been prepared by the Secretary of State in relation to that area and is about to be considered by him;

c

name a place within that area where a copy of the draft order (including any map or descriptive matter annexed to it) and of the statement required by paragraph 1 above may be seen at any reasonable hour;

d

specify the time (not being less than 28 days from the publication of the notice in the Gazette) within which, and the manner in which, objections to the proposed order may be made.

3

The Secretary of State shall, not later than the date on which the notice is published in the Gazette, serve a like notice on the council of every county and of every district F1or, in the case of land in Wales, every county or county boroughin which the land, or any part of the land, to which the order relates is situated, and on any other local authority who appear to him to be concerned with the order.