Valid from 01/04/1996
(1)A new water and sewerage authority may, where they are satisfied that it is expedient to do so—
(a)with the consent of the Secretary of State, petition for the issue of a provisional order under the M1Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936; or
(b)oppose any private legislation in Parliament.
(2)The consent mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) above shall be withheld if the Secretary of State considers that the powers sought by the order petitioned for could be obtained by means of an order under the 1980 Act or, as the case may be, under the 1968 Act.
(3)An application for the consent so mentioned shall be accompanied by a concise summary of the purposes of the order petitioned for.
(4)In paragraph (b) of subsection (1) above, “private legislation in Parliament” includes—
(a)a provisional order and a Confirmation Bill relating to such an order; and
(b)any local or personal Bill.
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