(1)Before making scheme regulations the responsible authority must consult such persons (or representatives of such persons) as appear to the authority likely to be affected by them.
(2)The responsible authority must publish a statement indicating the persons that the authority would normally expect to consult under subsection (1) (and keep the statement up-to-date).
(3)Subsection (1) may be satisfied by consultation before, as well as by consultation after, the coming into force of this section.