Notification of directions to other local authorities11
1
Where a local authority (the “initiating authority”) gives a direction under regulation 4(1), 5(1) or 6(1), or revokes such a direction, the initiating authority must notify—
a
any local authority whose area is adjacent to the initiating authority’s area,
b
where the initiating authority is a London borough council, every other London borough council,
c
where the initiating authority is the county council for an area for which there is also a district council, the district council, and
d
where the initiating authority’s area is adjacent to the area of a council in Scotland constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 199410 or a county or county borough council in Wales, that council.
2
Where a local authority is notified under paragraph (1)(a) or (b), the authority must—
a
consider, as soon as may be reasonably practicable, whether to exercise its own powers under these Regulations,
b
notify the initiating authority of what it has decided to do, and
c
if it is a county council for an area for which there is also a district council, notify the district council of the matter notified to it by the initiating authority and of its own decision.
3
Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to the giving or revocation of a direction by a local authority which, having been notified by another local authority under paragraph (1), is acting pursuant to paragraph (2).