5(1)Before making a scheme under paragraph 2, the CAA—
(a)must consult the persons who, in the CAA’s opinion, are likely to be affected by the scheme or any of those persons that it thinks fit, and
(b)must then consult the Secretary of State.
(2)Before making a proposal for a scheme under paragraph 3, an appointed person must consult the persons who, in the appointed person’s opinion, are likely to be affected by the scheme or any of those persons that it thinks fit.
(3)Before making regulations under paragraph 3, the Secretary of State must consult—
(a)the persons who, in the Secretary of State’s opinion, are likely to be affected by the scheme or any of those persons that the Secretary of State thinks fit, and
(b)the charging authority (if it is not the Secretary of State).
(4)But sub-paragraph (3) does not apply if the regulations give effect without modification to a proposal made by an appointed person.