Section 158 Inquiries.

United Kingdom

C1(1)

The Minister may hold inquiries for the purposes of his functions under any provision of this Act F1. . . as if those purposes were purposes of the M1Ministry of Transport Act 1919 and section 20 of that Act shall apply accordingly.

(2)

For the purposes of any functions under this Act of the Secretary of State for Scotland or the Secretary of State for Wales, subsection (1) of this section, the said section 20 and section 90(2) to (7) of the Act of 1962 shall have effect as if for any reference therein to the Minister there were substituted a reference to that Secretary of State.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 158 repealed (1.4.1995) by 1995 c. 23, s. 60(1)(2), Sch. 7 para. 4 Sch. 8 Pt. I; S.I. 1994/3188, art. 4

Marginal citations

M1: 1919 c. 50.

Modifications

C1: S. 158(1) modified (1.6.1993) by S.I. 1993/1119, reg. 4(1)(a), Sch. 1 para. 2

Notes on Part X

Modifications

C1: Pt. X modified (E.W.S.) (16.8.2006) by The Dover Harbour Revision Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2167), arts. 1(1), 27