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Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968
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51 Procedure on appeals to Secretary of State.S
(1)Any appeal to the Secretary of State under this Act shall be made, unless the parties to the appeal otherwise agree, within 28 days of the decision against which the appeal is made.
(2)At the same time as an appellant makes any such appeal under this Act he shall serve a copy of the appeal on [F1Scottish Water] .
(3)Before disposing of any such appeal the Secretary of State may afford to the appellant and [F2Scottish Water] an opportunity of appearing before and being heard by a person appointed in that behalf by the Secretary of State.
(4)The decision of the Secretary of State on any such appeal shall be deemed to be the decision of [F1Scottish Water] from whom the appeal is made.
(5)The decision of the Secretary of State on any such appeal shall be final, but at any stage of the proceedings on the appeal he may, and if so directed by the Court of Session shall, state a case for the opinion of the Court on any question of law arising in those proceedings.
(6)Pending a decision on any appeal to the Secretary of State under Part II of this Act a discharge of trade effluent being made may continue to be made in accordance with the conditions then applying.
[F3(7)The Secretary of State may by regulations make further provision as respects the procedure to be followed in any such appeal.
(8)The power to make regulations under subsection (7) above shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.]
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F1Words in s. 51(2)(4) substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71, Sch. 5 para. 3 (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2
F2Words in s. 51(3) substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71, Sch. 5 para. 4 (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2
F3S 51(7)(8) added (17.7.1995) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 75(25)(b); S.I. 1995/1898, art. 2(c)(d)
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