8(1)Where a London borough council propose to prepare a local plan, the council shall take such steps as will in their opinion secure—
(a)that adequate publicity is given, in any London borough affected by the plan, to any relevant matter arising out of a survey under section 6 of the 1971 Act or section 30 of this Act (including any joint survey) and to the matters proposed to be included in the plan;
(b)that persons who may be expected to want an opportunity of making representations to the council with respect to those matters are made aware that they are entitled to such an opportunity; and
(c)that such persons are given an adequate opportunity of making such representations;
and the council shall consider any representations made to them within the prescribed period.
(2)After preparing a local plan, the council shall before adopting it or submitting it for approval under paragraph 10, make copies of the plan available for inspection at their office and send a copy to the Secretary of State.
(3)Each copy of a plan made available for inspection as required by sub-paragraph (2) shall be accompanied by a statement of the time within which objections to the local plan may be made to the council who have prepared the plan; and the copy sent to the Secretary of State shall be accompanied by a statement containing particulars—
(a)of the steps which the council preparing the plan have taken to comply with sub-paragraph (1), and
(b)of the council’s consultations with, and their consideration of the views of, other persons.