Guidance
13(1)The Secretary of State must prepare a statement setting out, in general terms—
(a)guidance in connection with the duty under paragraph 1(2) (which requires a traffic authority to consult the Secretary of State before making a traffic regulation order), and
(b)how the Secretary of State proposes to exercise the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by the preceding provisions of this Schedule.
(2)The Secretary of State may from time to time revise the statement.
(3)In preparing or revising the statement, the Secretary of Sate must consult—
(a)the nominated undertaker, and
(b)those traffic authorities which the Secretary of State considers are likely to be subject to the duty under paragraph 1(2) or to be affected by the exercise of the powers mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) (or both).