(1)Subject to subsection (5), a London authority shall not exercise any power conferred by section 16(1) unless they have first published a notice under this section.
(2)An authorised person shall not provide or operate charging apparatus in accordance with a permission given under section 16(2) unless the authorised person has first published a notice under this section.
(3)A London authority or an authorised person, as the case may be, shall publish a notice under this section—
(a)by affixing it in a conspicuous position at or near the place to which the proposal relates; and
(b)by serving a copy of the notice on the owner and occupier of any premises appearing to the London authority or the authorised person to be likely to be materially affected.
(4)A notice under this section—
(a)shall give details of the proposal; and
(b)shall specify a period (being not less than 28 days after the publication of the notice) during which representations regarding the proposal may be made to the London authority or authorised person.
(5)Where a London authority have or an authorised person has published a notice under this section, they shall not exercise the power or grant the permission to which the notice relates until they have taken into consideration all representations made to them in connection with the proposal within the period specified in the notice.
(6)In this section “the proposal” means the proposal to provide or operate charging apparatus.