1The Secretary of State may make a designation order only on the application to him by—
(a)a district salmon fishery board for a district which would be affected by the proposed order ;
(b)where there is no such board, two proprietors of salmon fisheries in the area which would be affected by the proposed order ; or
(c)any number of or combination of such boards or such proprietors in the area which would be affected by the proposed order
but the Secretary of State may act under this Schedule notwithstanding that the applicants do not represent the whole area which would be affected by the proposed order.
2An application under paragraph 1 above shall be accompanied by the applicant's written proposals which shall state—
(a)the area which it is proposed should be designated as a salmon fishery district;
(b)the salmon fishery district or districts which are, at the time of the application, contained wholly or partly within that area ;
(c)the reasons for the creation of the proposed salmon fishery district ;
(d)the proposed dates of the annual close time and the periods within which it shall be permitted to fish for and take salmon by rod and line in the proposed district; and
(e)the general effect of the proposals.