7.—(1) An order making authority shall, before making an order,—
(a)publish at least once a notice (in these Regulations called a “notice of proposals”) containing the particulars specified in Parts I and II of Schedule 1 in a newspaper circulating in the area in which any road or other place to which the order relates is situated;
(b)in the case of an order under section 6 of the 1984 Act, publish a similar notice in the London Gazette;
(c)take such other steps as it may consider appropriate for ensuring that adequate publicity about the order is given to persons likely to be affected by its provisions and, without prejudice to the generality of this sub-paragraph, such other steps may include—
(i)in the case of an order to which sub-paragraph (b) does not apply, publication of a notice in the London Gazette;
(ii)the display of notices in roads or other places affected by the order; or
(iii)the delivery of notices or letters to premises, or premises occupied by persons, appearing to the authority to be likely to be affected by any provision in the order.
(2) Not later than the date on which paragraph (1) has been complied with, the order making authority shall send a copy of the notice of proposals to each body or person whom it is required to consult under regulation 6(1) or under any of the provisions referred to in regulation 6(2).
(3) The order making authority shall comply with the requirements of Schedule 2 as to the making of deposited documents available for public inspection.
(4) Deposited documents shall be made so available at the times and at the places specified in the notice of proposals throughout the period beginning with the date on which the notice of proposals is first published and ending with the last day of the period of 6 weeks which begins with the date on which the order is made or, as the case may be, the authority decides not to make the order.