# Water Industry Act 1991, Paragraph 2


(1) The Secretary of State, with or without a local inquiry, may refuse to confirm any byelaw submitted to him by a relevant undertaker for confirmation under this Schedule, or may confirm the byelaw either without or, if the relevant undertaker consents, with modifications.
(2) The relevant undertaker which has so submitted a byelaw shall, if so directed by the Secretary of State, cause notice of any proposed modifications to be given in accordance with his directions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/56/schedule/10/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-act-1991/schedule-10/paragraph-2
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