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(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary of State may at any time by order—
(a)designate an area for the purpose of establishing a new water development board (consisting of any part of Scotland, whether wholly or partly comprised in such an area already existing or not) and establish such a board; or
(b)alter the area of any water development board, specified or designated by virtue of this Act.
(2)Any order under this section may contain such transitional, incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions as the Secretary of State may consider necessary or expedient for the purposes of the order including (but without prejudice to the generality of this subsection) such provisions as he considers necessary or expedient with respect to the transfer of functions, assets and liabilities, the amendment, adaptation or repeal of local enactments, or the application (subject to such exceptions, adapations and modifications as may be specified in the order) of any of the provisions of this Act.
(3)Where a new water development board are established by an order under this section, they shall have, in addition to any other functions assigned or transferred to them by the order, the like functions as the Central Board.
(4)The provisions of Schedule 7 shall have effect in relation to the making of an order under this section.
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