Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990

Yn ddilys o 19/03/2007

Section 25.

SCHEDULE 2S Publication of applications made under section 25

1SAny professional or other body making an application under section 25 of this Act shall, for a period of six weeks beginning with the date on which the application is submitted to the Lord President and the Secretary of State—

(a)make a copy of the draft scheme referred to in section 25(2) of this Act available for public inspection at a specified place; and

(b)on a request from any person—

(i)send him a copy of the draft scheme; or

(ii)make a copy of the draft scheme available for public inspection at a suitable place in his locality.

2SAny person may make written representations concerning any draft scheme submitted under section 25 of this Act, and such representations shall—

(a)be made to both the Lord President and the Secretary of State; and

(b)be delivered to both the Lord President and the Secretary of State before the expiry of the period of six weeks beginning with the date on which the application is made.

3SAt the same time as an application under section 25 is submitted to the Lord President and the Secretary of State, the body making the application shall place an advertisement mentioning the matters referred to in paragraph 4 below in the Edinburgh Gazette and in a daily newspaper circulating throughout Scotland.

4SAn advertisement such as referred to in paragraph 3 above shall state that—

(a)a copy of the draft scheme referred to in section 25(2) of this Act will be available for public inspection at a specified place for a period of six weeks beginning with the date on which the advertisement appears;

(b)a copy of the draft scheme will be—

(i)sent, free of charge, to any person on request; or

(ii)made available for public inspection at a suitable place in that person’s locality;

(c)any person may make written representations concerning the draft scheme to the Lord President and the Secretary of State; and

(d)any such representations are to be delivered within the period of six weeks beginning with the date on which the application is made.