1(1)Before making a scheme under section 18 of this Act, a local authority shall consult the NRA.
(2)Before making a scheme under section 18 of this Act, the NRA or a local authority shall give a notice under this paragraph—
(a)to the owners and occupiers of land within the area to which the scheme relates; and
(b)to any other persons appearing to the NRA or, as the case may be, that local authority to be affected by the scheme.
(3)A notice under this paragraph is a notice in the prescribed manner of—
(a)the intention of making the scheme;
(b)the place where a draft of it can be inspected; and
(c)the period (which shall not be less than thirty days) within which objections to it may be made to the NRA or local authority.