The Secretary of State F1, the strategic highways company or the local highway authority, as the case may be, shall serve on every local authority in whose area any part of the route of the proposed special road is situated a copy of the notice published under paragraph 1(1) or (2) and of the draft order or of the order, as the case may be.

The copies must be served not later than the day on which the notice is published or, if it is published on two or more days, the day on which it is first published.

In sub-paragraph (1) “local authority” means a county, district or London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London F2but, in relation to Wales, means a county council or county borough council.