Article 21 Provisional orders

(1)

Where an authority abolished by section 1(10) or 20(6) of the Act have applied for a provisional order and no order has been submitted to Parliament, the Minister by whom the order was made or by whom it falls to be made may—

(a)

treat the application as if it had been made by such one or more local authorities as may be appropriate; and

(b)

in the case of an application made under an enactment repealed by or under the Act, treat the application as if it had been made under any other enactment in force on 1st April 1974,

and thereafter—

(i)

if the order has been made, the Minister may amend it accordingly; or

(ii)

if the order has not been made, anything done by or in relation to the authority in connection with the application shall be deemed to have been done by or in relation to such one or more local authorities as aforesaid and the Minister may deal with the application accordingly.

(2)

In this article, “provisional order” includes any order which by reason of objections or otherwise may become subject to provisional order procedure during the course of any application.