sec.156Period within which road manager must decide

### sec.156 Period within which road manager must decide If the Regulator asks a road manager for a road for the road manager’s consent to the grant of a mass or dimension authority, the road manager must decide to give or not to give the consent— within— 28 days after the request is made, unless subparagraph (ii) applies; or if this section applies because the road manager gave the Regulator a notice of objection to the grant under section 167 —14 days after giving the notice of objection; or within a longer period, of not more than 6 months after the request is made, agreed to by the Regulator. See, however, sections 159 , 167 and 168 . The road manager may ask for, and the Regulator may agree to, a longer period under subsection (1) (b) only if— consultation is required under a law with another entity (including, for example, for the purpose of obtaining that entity’s approval to give the consent); or the road manager considers a route assessment is necessary for deciding whether to give or not to give the consent; or the road manager is the road authority for the participating jurisdiction and considers that a local government authority that is not required under a law to be consulted should nevertheless be consulted before deciding whether to give or not to give the consent. If the Regulator agrees to a longer period under subsection (1) (b) , the Regulator must give the applicant for the mass or dimension authority concerned a written statement of the decision— identifying the road manager concerned; and indicating the ground on which the road manager asked for a longer period. sch s 156 sub 2013 No. 4 s 12 ; 2018 No. 18 s 16 (sec.156-ssec.1) If the Regulator asks a road manager for a road for the road manager’s consent to the grant of a mass or dimension authority, the road manager must decide to give or not to give the consent— within— 28 days after the request is made, unless subparagraph (ii) applies; or if this section applies because the road manager gave the Regulator a notice of objection to the grant under section 167 —14 days after giving the notice of objection; or within a longer period, of not more than 6 months after the request is made, agreed to by the Regulator. See, however, sections 159 , 167 and 168 . (sec.156-ssec.2) The road manager may ask for, and the Regulator may agree to, a longer period under subsection (1) (b) only if— consultation is required under a law with another entity (including, for example, for the purpose of obtaining that entity’s approval to give the consent); or the road manager considers a route assessment is necessary for deciding whether to give or not to give the consent; or the road manager is the road authority for the participating jurisdiction and considers that a local government authority that is not required under a law to be consulted should nevertheless be consulted before deciding whether to give or not to give the consent. (sec.156-ssec.3) If the Regulator agrees to a longer period under subsection (1) (b) , the Regulator must give the applicant for the mass or dimension authority concerned a written statement of the decision— identifying the road manager concerned; and indicating the ground on which the road manager asked for a longer period. - (a) within— (i) 28 days after the request is made, unless subparagraph (ii) applies; or (ii) if this section applies because the road manager gave the Regulator a notice of objection to the grant under section 167 —14 days after giving the notice of objection; or - (i) 28 days after the request is made, unless subparagraph (ii) applies; or - (ii) if this section applies because the road manager gave the Regulator a notice of objection to the grant under section 167 —14 days after giving the notice of objection; or - (b) within a longer period, of not more than 6 months after the request is made, agreed to by the Regulator. - (i) 28 days after the request is made, unless subparagraph (ii) applies; or - (ii) if this section applies because the road manager gave the Regulator a notice of objection to the grant under section 167 —14 days after giving the notice of objection; or - (a) consultation is required under a law with another entity (including, for example, for the purpose of obtaining that entity’s approval to give the consent); or - (b) the road manager considers a route assessment is necessary for deciding whether to give or not to give the consent; or - (c) the road manager is the road authority for the participating jurisdiction and considers that a local government authority that is not required under a law to be consulted should nevertheless be consulted before deciding whether to give or not to give the consent. - (a) identifying the road manager concerned; and - (b) indicating the ground on which the road manager asked for a longer period.