40.—(1) Subject to regulation 46, the authority shall submit to the Secretary of State a written statement of any matters which they consider to be relevant to the application.
(2) At the same time as they submit that statement to the Secretary of State, the authority shall send a copy of it to the applicant.
(3) Unless otherwise allowed by the Secretary of State, any such statement shall be submitted to the Secretary of State and sent to the applicant within 28 days of the date of the notice given to the Secretary of State by the applicant.
(4) The Secretary of State shall inform the applicant forthwith if he allows the authority a longer period for the submission of their statement.