16.—(1) Before submitting a draft charging schedule for examination in accordance with section 212 of PA 2008, the charging authority must—
(a)make a copy of the draft charging schedule, the relevant evidence and a statement of the representations procedure available for inspection—
(i)at its principal office, and
(ii)at such other places within its area as it considers appropriate;
(b)publish on its website—
(i)the draft charging schedule,
(ii)the relevant evidence (to the extent that it is practicable to do so),
(iii)a statement of the representations procedure, and
(iv)a statement of the fact that the draft charging schedule and relevant evidence are available for inspection and of the places at which they can be inspected;
(c)send to each of the consultation bodies—
(i)a copy of the draft charging schedule, and
(ii)a statement of the representations procedure; and
(d)give by local advertisement notice which sets out—
(i)a statement of the representations procedure, and
(ii)a statement of the fact that the draft charging schedule and relevant evidence are available for inspection and of the places at which they can be inspected.
(2) In this regulation “statement of the representations procedure” means a statement specifying—
(a)the period within which representations about the draft charging schedule must be made in accordance with regulation 17(2)(a);
(b)the address to which, and the name of the person (if any) to whom, representations about the draft charging schedule must be made in accordance with regulation 17(2)(b);
(c)that representations may be made in writing or by way of electronic communications;
(d)that persons making representations may request the right to be heard by the examiner; and
(e)that representations may be accompanied by a request to be notified at a specified address of any of the following—
(i)that the draft charging schedule has been submitted to the examiner in accordance with section 212 of PA 2008,
(ii)the publication of the recommendations of the examiner and the reasons for those recommendations, and
(iii)the approval of the charging schedule by the charging authority.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 16 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1