(1)A local authority may designate all or any part of its area as an alarm notification area.
(2)If a local authority proposes to designate an area as an alarm notification area it must arrange for notice of the proposal to be published in a newspaper circulating in the area.
(3)The notice must state—
(a)that representations may be made to the authority about the proposal;
(b)that any such representations must be made before a specified date.
(4)The specified date must be at least 28 days after the date on which the notice is published in accordance with subsection (2).
(5)The local authority must consider any representations about the proposal which it receives before the specified date.
(6)If a local authority decides to designate an area as an alarm notification area it must—
(a)arrange for notice of the decision to be published in a newspaper circulating in the area, and
(b)send a copy of the notice to the address of all premises in the area.
(7)The notice must specify the date on which the designation is to have effect.
(8)The date specified must be at least 28 days after the date on which the notice is published in accordance with subsection (6)(a).
(9)If a local authority decides not to designate an area as an alarm notification area it must arrange for notice of the decision to be published in a newspaper circulating in the area.