64The housing action trust’s proposals for its area
(1)As soon as practicable after a housing action trust has been established for a designated area, the trust shall prepare a statement of its proposals with regard to the exercise of its functions in the area.
(2)The trust shall consult every local housing authority or county council, any part of whose area lies within the designated area, with regard to the proposals contained in the statement prepared under subsection (1) above.
(3)A housing action trust shall take such steps as it considers appropriate to secure—
(a)that adequate publicity is given in the designated area to the proposals contained in the statement prepared under subsection (1) above;
(b)that those who live in the designated area are made aware that they have an opportunity to make, within such time as the trust may specify, representations to the trust with respect to those proposals; and
(c)that those who live in the designated area are given an adequate opportunity of making such representations;
and the trust shall consider any such representations as may be made within the time specified.
(4)As soon as may be after a housing action trust has complied with the requirements of subsections (1) to (3) above it shall send to the Secretary of State a copy of the statement prepared under subsection (1) above together with a report of—
(a)the steps the trust has taken to consult as mentioned in subsection (2) above and to secure the matters referred to in subsection (3) above; and
(b)the consideration it has given to points raised in the course of consultation and to representations received.
(5)At such times as a housing action trust considers appropriate or as it may be directed by the Secretary of State, the trust shall prepare a further statement of its proposals with regard to the exercise of its functions in its area; and subsections (2) to (4) above shall again apply as they applied in relation to the first statement.