Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998

Publication of notice of accommodation programme.

9.—(1) A relevant housing authority shall, in such form as the Minister may direct, publish a notice in not less than one newspaper circulating within the functional area of that relevant housing authority stating that—

(a) they propose to adopt, amend or replace an accommodation programme,

(b) a draft of the accommodation programme, or a draft of the amendment to or replacement of it, is available for inspection at the offices of the relevant housing authority or such other office as may be specified, at specified times during a specified period, and

(c) regard will be had to any submissions in writing received by the relevant housing authority in relation to the draft accommodation programme, or the draft of the amendment to or replacement of it, within 2 months of the publication of the notice.

(2) Within seven days of the date of publication of the notice under subsection (1) the relevant housing authority shall—

(a) send a copy of the notice and the draft of the accommodation programme, or the draft of the amendment to or replacement of it, to the bodies notified under section 8 , and

(b) make arrangements for a copy of the notice to be displayed at such offices of the relevant housing authority to which the public have access, as the relevant housing authority consider appropriate.

(3) A relevant housing authority shall make the draft accommodation programme, or the draft of the amendment to or replacement of it, available for inspection at the time and during the period specified pursuant to subsection (1).