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Environment Protection Act 1997
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25 Consultation on draft environment protection policy
(1) If the authority prepares a draft environment protection policy, the
authority must also prepare a notice—
(a) containing a brief description of the draft policy; and
(b) stating where the draft policy is available to the public; and
(c) inviting anyone to make suggestions or comments about the
draft policy to the authority, at the place stated in the notice,
within 40 working days after the day the notice is notified under
the Legislation Act (the consultation period).
(3) The authority must give additional public notice of the notice.
(4) During the consultation period, the authority must make the draft
environment protection policy available to the public in accordance
with the notice.
(5) The authority must also send a copy of a draft policy, without charge,
to an entity prescribed by regulation.