The Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1999

Special provisions for transmission of documents to Secretary of State in certain cases

14.  Where the order is one in connection with which a hearing has been held by virtue of regulation 8(1)(a) or (b) and the authority decide to make the order in a form which includes any provision at variance with the recommendations of the reporter, they shall–

(a) before making the order, send to the Secretary of State a copy of the order as proposed to be made, a copy of the relevant map, a copy of the report and recommendations made following the hearing and a statement of the authority’s reasons for not accepting the relevant recommendations;

(b) at the same time as they send to the Secretary of State the documents specified above, give written notification of this fact to each person who objected to the order in accordance with regulation 7 and has not withdrawn his objection;

(c) not make the order before the expiration of one month from the date on which the said documents were sent to the Secretary of State, unless he gives the authority earlier notification that he has no observations to make about the order.