Roads Act, 1993

Procedures to be followed by a road authority when submitting a scheme to the Minister.

48.—Before submitting a scheme to the Minister under section 49 a road authority shall—

(a) publish in one or more newspapers circulating in the area where the proposed motorway, busway or protected road is to be located a notice in the prescribed form—

(i) stating that a scheme has been made,

(ii) indicating the times at which, the period (which shall be not less than one month) during which and the place where a copy of the scheme and the map referred to therein may be inspected, and

(iii) stating that objections may be made in writing to the Minister in relation to the scheme before a specified date (which shall be not less than two weeks after the end of the period for inspection),

(b) serve on every owner and occupier of any land referred to in a scheme made under section 47 and on every person who, in the opinion of the authority, is affected by the proposed revocation or modification of a planning permission specified in such scheme, a notice in the prescribed form stating—

(i) the nature and extent of the scheme,

(ii) that the scheme will be submitted to the Minister for approval, and

(iii) the specified date (which shall be not less than two weeks after the end of the period for inspection referred to in paragraph (a) (ii)) before which objections may be made in writing to the Minister in relation to the scheme.