Sch 1 para 15 Procedures following public participation
(1) Before decisions on a waste prevention programme or national waste management plan are made, the appropriate authority must take account of any opinion expressed by a consultation body or public consultee. (2) As soon as reasonably practicable after making decisions on a waste prevention programme or national waste management plan, the appropriate authority must— (a) inform the consultation bodies and the public consultees of the matters in paragraph (3); (b) take such steps as it considers appropriate to bring those matters to the attention of the public; and (c) if it has adopted the programme or plan, make a copy available at its principal office for inspection by the public at all reasonable times free of charge. (3) The matters are— (a) the decisions made by the appropriate authority on the programme or plan; (b) the reasons and considerations on which those decisions are based; and (c) information about the public participation procedure. (4) Nothing in paragraph (2)(c) requires the appropriate authority to provide copies free of charge, but where a charge is made it must be reasonable.