The Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993

Publicity for proposals

1.—(1) Where the Department proposes to make a toll order, it shall prepare a draft of the order and shall publish in at least one local newspaper circulating in the area in which the proposed special road is to be situated a notice—

(a) stating the general effect of the proposed order;

(b) specifying a place in that area where a copy of the draft order may be inspected by any person free of charge at all reasonable hours during a period specified in the notice, being a period of not less than 30 days from the date of the publication of the notice; and

(c) stating that, within that period, any person may by notice to the Department object to the making of the order.

(2) Where the special road to which the toll order relates is to be subject to a concession, the Department shall make available for inspection with the copy of the draft order a statement containing such information as the Department considers appropriate with respect to the concessionaire and the concession agreement.

• The notice under sub-paragraph (1) shall indicate that such a statement will be so available for inspection.

(3) Before or after the end of the period specified in the notice in pursuance of sub-paragraph (1), the Department may by a further notice published in the same manner substitute a longer period for that specified in the first notice.