Byelaw newspaper notices
Keep the proposed byelaw, procedure, consultation dates, documents and publicity tasks under one matter. Gazetted checks the route before artwork, quotation or publication.
Guided specialist route
Start a guided byelaw publicity draft
Enter the facts or upload your existing notice. The draft appears in Applications and its source stays in Documents while Gazetted confirms the statutory route before artwork, quote, publication booking or payment.
- Tailored checklist and next task
- Source documents kept with the matter
- Route review before publication-ready artwork
Starting a draft does not place a notice or take payment.
The byelaw-making workflow
Keep the byelaw draft and procedure tasks together for review.
Every current traditional and alternative-procedure route is save-draft-only until its enabling power and procedure-specific facts have been checked.
How this service works
What Gazetted helps you do from source document to organised record
Build or upload
Enter or extract the authority, byelaw title, procedure, deposit location, dates and representation details.
Check the procedure
Keep the procedure, deposit or consultation period and supporting byelaw visible without treating draft wording as publication-ready artwork.
Request assisted review
Save the draft and contact Gazetted. No current byelaw route creates a quote, publication booking or payment automatically.
Track the wider steps
Keep deposit, website, representation and confirmation tasks in Applications, with the byelaw and source documents retained while the route is reviewed.
Gazetted prompts for the details this workflow needs and flags missing required fields. You remain responsible for the application, the selected publication route and any legal or professional review.
Exact portal example — live tasks adapt to the subtype and route.
The legal requirement
Under Section 236 of the Local Government Act 1972, a local authority that has made byelaws must publish a notice in at least one newspaper circulating in the area to which the byelaws apply. The notice must state where copies of the byelaws can be inspected.
The Byelaws (Alternative Procedure) (England) Regulations 2016 introduced a streamlined process for certain types of byelaws, removing the need for Secretary of State confirmation and replacing it with a 28-day public consultation period.
Key points
- Traditional procedure requires Secretary of State confirmation
- Alternative procedure uses 28-day public consultation instead
- Both procedures require newspaper advertisement
- Publication certificate provides evidence of compliance
What you receive
Everything you need to demonstrate compliance, delivered to your portal.
Proof PDF
A typeset proof of your notice for approval before publication.
Publication certificate
Confirming publication date, newspaper name, and notice content.
VAT invoice
Available in your portal immediately after payment.
Guided route
Start the record without payment. Gazetted confirms the procedure, artwork, newspaper and price before any booking.
No publication booking or payment during draft review
Frequently asked questions
Ready to organise your byelaw publicity?
Start from the council wording or upload the existing document. The route is checked before publication.
Guided specialist route
Start a guided byelaw publicity draft
Enter the facts or upload your existing notice. The draft appears in Applications and its source stays in Documents while Gazetted confirms the statutory route before artwork, quote, publication booking or payment.
- Tailored checklist and next task
- Source documents kept with the matter
- Route review before publication-ready artwork
Starting a draft does not place a notice or take payment.