F10Scottish Water shall also publish in the Edinburgh Gazette a notice stating that F11it is about to apply for an order under the appropriate section, F12. . . and of any relevant map or plan may be inspected, and giving the name and date of issue of a local newpaper in which the notice explaining the effect of the order applied for will be found.

F13Scottish Water shall, at the request of any person interested, furnish to him a copy of the draft order upon payment of such charge F14 as F15it thinks reasonable.

The Secretary of State may make an order in the terms of the draft submitted to him or in those terms as modified in such manner as he thinks fit, but, where he proposes to make any modification and considers that persons other than F16Scottish Water may be adversely affected thereby, he shall require F16Scottish Water to give and publish additional notices in such manner as he thinks best adapted for informing all persons so affected of the modification proposed.

If before the expiration of the 28 days referred to in paragraph 1 of this Schedule or of 25 days from the publication of the said notice in the Edinburgh Gazette, or before the expiration of any period specified in notices given under the last foregoing paragraph, an objection is received by the Secretary of State from any authority or board or undertakers F17or licence holder on whom a notice is required to be served under paragraph 2 of this Schedule, or from any other person appearing to him to be affected by the application, or, as the case may be, by the proposed modification, and the objection is not withdrawn, the Secretary of State, before making any order on the application, shall cause a local inquiry to be held.

After considering the report of any local inquiry under the last foregoing paragraph, and before making the order, the Secretary of State shall give to any person who has duly objected thereto, and has not withdrawn his objection, notice as to the order which he proposes to make, and shall not make the order until the expiration of 28 days from the date of the notice and, if within that period that person gives notice to the Secretary of State that he objects to the proposed order, and the objection is not withdrawn, the order shall be subject to special parliamentary procedure.

The expenses incurred by the Secretary of State in connection with the making, notification and confirmation of an order under this Part of this Schedule shall be paid by F18Scottish WaterF19. . . .

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The Secretary of State shall also publish in the Edinburgh Gazette a notice stating that he is about to make the order, F27. . . and of any relevant map or plan may be inspected, and giving the name and date of issue of a local newpaper in which the notice explaining the effect of the order will be found.

The Secretary of State shall, at the request of any person interested, furnish him with a copy of the draft order upon payment of such charge F28 as the Secretary of State thinks reasonable.

The Secretary of State may make the order either in the terms of the draft or in those terms as modified in such manner as he thinks fit, but, where he proposes to make any modification and considers that persons other than F29Scottish Water may be adversely affected thereby, he shall give and publish additional notices in such manner as he thinks best adapted for informing all persons likely to be affected by the modification proposed.

If before the expiration of the 28 days referred to in paragraph 10 of this Schedule, or of 25 days from the publication of the said notice in the Edinburgh Gazette, or before the expiration of any period specified in notices given under the last foregoing paragraph, an objection is received by the Secretary of State from F30Scottish Water or any authority or board or undertakers F31or licence holder on whom a notice is required to be served under paragraph 11 of this Schedule or from any person appearing to him to be affected by the order or, as the case may be, by the proposed modification, and the objection is not withdrawn, the Secretary of State before making the order shall cause a local inquiry to be held.

After considering the report of any local inquiry under the last foregoing paragraph, and before making the order, the Secretary of State shall give to any person who has duly objected thereto, and has not withdrawn his objection, notice as to the order which he proposes to make, and shall not make the order until the expiration of 28 days from the date of the notice and, if within that period that person gives notice to the Secretary of State that he objects to the proposed order, and the objection is not withdrawn, the order shall be subject to special parliamentary procedure.

The expenses incurred by the Secretary of State in connection with the making, notification and confirmation of an order under this Part of this Schedule shall be paid by F32Scottish Water

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F50Where Scottish Water proposes to enter into an agreement to which this Part of this Schedule applies F51itshall publish once at least in each of two successive weeks in one or more local newspapers circulating within F52its limits of supply F53 a notice explaining the effect of the proposals and stating that objections thereto may be made to the Secretary of State within 28 days after the first publication of the notice, and shall send a copy of the notice to the F54. . . F49local authority for any area, the fishery district board of any fishery district, and any navigation authority exercising jurisdiction in relation to any water course, from which water is proposed to be taken under the rights to be acquired, and where the river purification authority within whose area the stream affected is situated are not the same authority as F55Scottish Water, to that authority, and to any public undertakers known by the water authority F53 to be authorised by any enactment to take or use water from any such watercourse.

F57Scottish WaterF56 shall also publish in the Edinburgh Gazette a notice stating that F58it proposes to enter into such an agreement as aforesaid with the persons specified in the notice and giving the name and date of issue of a local newpaper in which the notice explaining the effect of the proposals will be found.

The Secretary of State shall not approve the agreement before the expiration of the said 28 days or before the expiration of 25 days from the publication of the said notice in the Edinburgh Gazette, and before approving it shall consider any objections which may have been received by him before the expiration of either of the said periods, and if before such expiration an objection is received by the Secretary of State from any authority or board or undertakers to whom a notice is required to be sent under paragraph 19 of this Schedule or who appear to him to be affected by the proposed agreement and the objection is not withdrawn, the Secretary of State shall, before approving the agreement, cause a local inquiry to be held.

After considering the report of any local inquiry under the last foregoing paragraph, and before making the order approving the agreement, the Secretary of State shall give to any person who has objected thereto under the said paragraph, and has not withdrawn his objection, notice as to the order which he proposes to make, and shall not make the order until the expiration of 28 days from the date of notice and, if within that period that person gives notice to the Secretary of State that he objects to the proposed order and the objection is not withdrawn, the order shall be subject to special parliamentary procedure.

The expenses incurred by the Secretary of State in connection with the approval of agreements under this Part of this Schedule (whether by order or otherwise) and the confirmation of orders thereunder shall be paid by F59Scottish Water .

Byelaws to which this Part of this Schedule applies F34. . . shall not have effect until they are confirmed by the Secretary of State.

For at least one month before such application is made, a copy of the byelaws shall be deposited at the offices of F36Scottish WaterF37 and shall at all reasonable hours be open to public inspection without payment.

F38Scottish WaterF39 shall, at the request of any person interested, furnish to him a copy of the proposed byelaws upon payment of such sum F40 as F41it may determine.

Any person aggrieved by any such byelaws may, within one month after the publication of the notice required by paragraph 25 hereof, notify his objection and the ground of his objection to the Secretary of State who shall consider them before confirming the byelaws.

The Secretary of State may confirm with or without modification or refuse to confirm any byelaws submitted to him under this Part of this Schedule for confirmation, and may fix a date on which the byelaws are to come into operation and if no date is so fixed the byelaws shall come into operation at the expiration of one month from the date of their confirmation.

A copy of the byelaws when confirmed shall be printed and deposited at the offices of F42Scottish WaterF43 and shall at all reasonable hours be open to public inspection without payment, and a copy thereof shall, on application, be furnished to any person on payment of such sum F44, as F45Scottish WaterF43 may determine.