1

Before making an order, the order making authority shall—

a

where they are not the traffic authority for any road to which the order relates, consult the traffic authority for that road;

b

where they are not the highway authority for any highway to which the order relates, (if they are not required to consult the same authority under sub-paragraph (a)) consult the highway authority for that road;

c

where the order would be likely to have a direct effect on traffic or any class of traffic on any road for which another authority is the traffic authority and which is not a road to which the order relates, consult the traffic authority for that road;

d

where the order would be likely to have a direct effect on traffic or any class of traffic on a highway for which another authority is the highway authority and which is not a highway to which the order relates (if they are not required to consult the same authority under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph) consult the highway authority for that highway;

e

where it appears to them that the order would be likely to affect the operation of any tramcar or trolley vehicle, consult the operator of that vehicle;

f

where the order would be likely to have a direct effect on traffic or any class of traffic on—

i

a road which is subject to a concession, or

ii

a road in respect of which an assignation has been granted under section 28(1) of the 1991 Act,

consult the concessionaire;

g

where the order relates to a Crown road, consult the appropriate Crown authority for that road;

h

in all cases, consult such representative organisations (if any) as appear to the order making authority to be appropriate;

and for the purposes of sub-paragraph (h), a representative organisation is an organisation representing persons who use any road to which the order relates or are likely to be affected by any provisions of the order.