# Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975 (repealed 15/02/1999), Paragraph 4

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Where the Secretary of State decides that an application for a works authorisation is to be considered further and is of opinion, either on his own initiative (except in relation to the purpose mentioned in paragraph 6(b) of this Schedule) or in consequence of representations made to him by the applicant or any other person,—
(a) that the route proposed for the pipe-line or part of it in the application ought to be altered in a particular manner for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph 6 of this Schedule; or
(b) that the capacity proposed for the pipe-line or part of it in the application ought to be increased for any of the purposes mentioned in sub-paragraphs (b) and (d) of the said paragraph 6.
it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State, before deciding whether to issue an authorisation in consequence of the application, to serve notice of his opinion on the applicant and, where the opinion relates to an alteration of the route proposed for the pipe-line or part of it, on any persons whom the Secretary of State considers are likely to be affected by the alteration or on any person appearing to the Secretary of State to represent such persons.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/74/schedule/4/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-and-submarine-pipe-lines-act-1975-repealed-15021999/schedule-4/paragraph-4
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