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In summary, the freehold or leasehold owner of the land in question must apply for what will be known as a statutory trust discharge order. The application is then subject to publicity requirements, including site notices and advertising in a local newspaper for four consecutive weeks. That requirement for advertisement is important because it remedies the potential original failure to advertise, meaning that there would be no consultation deficit compared to if the sale had been advertised in the first place, in which instance there would not be the trust at all.