SCHEDULE 1Housing renewal areas: procedure

3Notice of designation

1

The local authority must, as soon as practicable after making an HRA designation order, give notice of that fact—

a

to the owner and occupier of each house in the HRA,

b

in at least two newspapers circulating in the local authority’s area (at least one of which must, if practicable, be a local newspaper), and

c

in such other manner as the local authority thinks fit.

2

The notice must—

a

describe the general effect of the HRA designation order,

b

describe, by reference to the statement made available by the local authority in pursuance of section 72, the assistance which the authority proposes to provide under Part 2 (scheme of assistance) in relation to the implementation of the HRA action plan included in the order, and

c

specify the places where, and the times at which, a copy of the order is to be made available under section 7.