SCHEDULE 5The Navigation Area
Part IFunctions of Authority
Supplementary provisions in relation to byelaws
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(1)
Subsections (3) to (8) and (11) of section 236, and section 238, of the M1Local Government Act 1972 (procedure for making byelaws) shall apply in relation to byelaws made by the Authority under section 10(3) of this Act as they apply in relation to byelaws made by a local authority, but the Secretary of State may confirm the byelaws with such modifications as he thinks fit.
(2)
Where the Secretary of State proposes to make any such modification which appears to him to be substantial, he shall inform the Authority and require it to take such steps as he considers necessary for informing persons likely to be concerned with the modification.
(3)
Where the Secretary of State has informed the Authority of his intention to make a modification which appears to him to be substantial, he shall not confirm the byelaws until such period has elapsed as he thinks reasonable for the Authority, and others who have been informed of his proposal, to consider and comment upon it.
(4)
The Secretary of State may hold a local inquiry before deciding whether or not to confirm any byelaws made under section 10(3).
(5)
Section 12 of the M2Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (enforcement of byelaws) shall apply in relation to byelaws under section 10(3) as if the Authority were a relevant local authority.