PART 3E+WCHARGING SCHEDULES

Representations relating to a draft charging scheduleE+W

17.—(1) Any person may make representations about a draft charging schedule which a charging authority proposes to submit to the examiner.

(2) Any such representations must be—

(a)made within the period which the charging authority specifies for the purposes of this paragraph; and

(b)sent to the address, and if the charging authority think it appropriate to specify a person, the person, which the charging authority specifies for the purposes of this paragraph.

[F1(3) The period which the charging authority specifies for the purposes of paragraph (2) must be a period of not less than four weeks starting on the day on which notice given pursuant to regulation 16(1)(d) is first published.]

(4) A person who has made representations about a draft charging schedule may withdraw those representations at any time by giving notice in writing to the charging authority.

[F2(5) The charging authority must take into account any representations made to it under this regulation before submitting a draft charging schedule for examination in accordance with section 212 of PA 2008.]