Road Traffic Act 1960

2 (1) On applying for a designation order a local authority shall publish in the London Gazette and in at least one newspaper circulating in the locality an advertisement—

(a) stating the general effect of the proposed order, the where abouts of the parking places to be designated thereby, the classes or descriptions of vehicles for which they are to be designated, the charges to be made for use of the parking places, and the provisions of the proposed order as to the times when the parking places may be used;

(b) specifying a place or places where a copy of the proposed order, and a plan showing the precise location of the parking places to be designated, may be inspected at reasonable times specified in the advertisement during a period so specified of not less than twenty-eight days from the publication or first publication of the advertisement;

(c) stating that any person wishing to object to the making of the order may do so by sending to the Minister, within the said period, notice in writing of his objection stating the grounds thereof.

(2) On applying for a designation order a local authority shall take such other steps as appear to the authority reasonably practicable for the purpose of bringing specifically to the knowledge of persons likely to be specially affected, as the occupiers of land adjacent to the parking places, information as to the matters specified in heads (a) to (c) of the foregoing sub-paragraph.

(3) Where on the expiration of the period specified in the advertisement under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph it appears to the Minister that, before the application is further dealt with, the local authority should take further steps for the purpose menuoned in the last foregoing sub-paragraph, he may direct the authority to take such further steps for that purpose as he may specify, and if he does so the period within which a copy of the order and plan may be inspected, and objections may be made, shall be deemed to be extended by such time as the Minister may direct.