# Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, Paragraph 7


For section 1(2) (transfer of harbours to local authorities), there shall be substituted the following subsection:—
“(2) A local authority may accept a transfer of a marine work which is wholly or partly situated within their area, but where the marine work is partly situated within the area of another local authority they may only do so with the agreement of that other authority, or failing such agreement, with the consent of the Secretary of State.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/65/schedule/19/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1973/schedule-19/paragraph-7
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