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92 Power of water development boards to promote or oppose private legislation.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a water development board may petition for the issue of a provisional order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 or oppose any private legislation in Parliament where they are satisfied that it is expedient so to do, and may defray the expenses incurred in relation thereto.
(2) A water development board shall not petition for the issue of a provisional order as aforesaid without the consent of the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of State shall not give such a consent unless he is satisfied that the powers sought by the proposed order cannot be obtained by means of an order under this Act.
(3) An application for the consent of the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section shall be accompanied by a concise summary of the purposes of the proposed order.
(4) In this section “private legislation in Parliament” includes a provisional order, and the confirmation Bill relating thereto under the said Act of 1936, and any local or personal Bill.
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92 Power of water development boards to promote or oppose private legislation.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a water development board may petition for the issue of a provisional order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 or oppose any private legislation in Parliament where they are satisfied that it is expedient so to do, and may defray the expenses incurred in relation thereto.
(2) A water development board shall not petition for the issue of a provisional order as aforesaid without the consent of the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of State shall not give such a consent unless he is satisfied that the powers sought by the proposed order cannot be obtained by means of an order under this Act.
(3) An application for the consent of the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section shall be accompanied by a concise summary of the purposes of the proposed order.
(4) In this section “private legislation in Parliament” includes a provisional order, and the confirmation Bill relating thereto under the said Act of 1936, and any local or personal Bill.
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