# Water (Scotland) Act 1980, Paragraph 1

Extent: S

Where Scottish Water proposes to apply for any order to which this part of this Schedule applies it shall submit to the Secretary of State a draft of the order which it desires him to make and shall publish once at least in each of two successive weeks in one or more local newspapers circulating in the area affected by the order a notice—
(a) stating the general effect of the order;
(b) specifying a place in or near the said area where a copy of the draft order and of any relevant map or plan may be inspected by any person free of charge at all reasonable hours during a period of 28 days from the date of the first publication of the notice;
(c) stating that within the said period any person may by notice to the Secretary of State object to the application.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/45/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-scotland-act-1980/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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