Part IX General

100 Orders.

1

Any power to make orders under this Act may be exercisable by statutory instrument.

2

Before making an order under section 4, 61, 82, 84 or 107 of this Act the Secretary of State shall consult all water authorities and water development boards whose limits of supply or areas are affected by the order; but nothing in this subsection shall require the Secretary of State to have such consultation as aforesaid—

a

with a water development board, where the order relates only to any water authority or their limits of supply, or

b

where the order is being made under section 107(1) on the application of a water authority or a water development board.