17Power to promote and oppose Bills. U.K.
(1)Each Board may, with the consent of the Minister, promote Bills in Parliament and may oppose any Bill in Parliament.
[F1(1ZA)In the application of subsection (1) to the British Waterways Board, the reference to the Minister is to be read as a reference to the Scottish Ministers.]
[F2(1A)The British Waterways Board may, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers, promote Bills in the Scottish Parliament and may oppose any Bill in the Scottish Parliament]
(2)The power conferred by subsection (1) of this section shall be in lieu of any power to promote or oppose Bills which a Board might otherwise possess under the provisions of this Act as successors to the persons carrying on any undertaking, and, in particular, the persons carrying on any undertaking transferred to the Commission by the M1Transport Act 1947, but nothing in this section shall be construed as prejudicing any power exercisable by any Board as successors to apply for orders, and oppose applications for orders, including orders subject to special parliamentary procedure.
(3)In the application of this section to Scotland “Bill in Parliament” includes an order under the M2Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 17(1ZA) inserted (2.7.2012) by The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1659), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 9 (with arts. 4-6)
F2S. 17(1A) inserted (1.4.2001) by S.I. 2000/3251, arts. 1(2)(b), 2, Sch. 2 para. 2(10) (with transitional provisions and savings in art. 4)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 11-17 extended by Transport Act 1968 (c. 73), s. 471
C2Ss. 11, 12, 14(1)-(4), 15, 16, 17(1)(2) extended by Transport (London) Act 1969 (c. 35), s. 6(2)
C3S. 17(1) restricted (E.W.S.) (1.1.1993) by S.I. 1992/3060, reg. 4(2)
C4S. 17(1)(1A) restricted (S.) (28.12.2007) by Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 8), ss. 17(3), 30(4); S.S.I. 2007/516, art. 2
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