38.—(1) Where, in relation to a DPD, the person appointed to carry out an examination under section 20 has complied with subsection (7) of that section, the Secretary of State may at any time direct the local planning authority not to adopt that DPD until he has decided whether to give a direction under section 21(1) or (4).
(2) If the Secretary of State gives such a direction the authority must–
(a)make the direction available for inspection during normal office hours at the places at which the pre-submission proposals documents were made available under regulation 26(a),
(b)publish the direction on their website,
(c)not adopt the DPD until the Secretary of State has notified them of his decision under paragraph (1).