Land Drainage' (Scotland) Act 1958 (c. 24)

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE Procedure for making improvement orders and orders varying or revoking improvement orders and as to the validity of orders

PART III

General procedural provisions

13 Notwithstanding anything in paragraph 3 or 11 of this Schedule, the Secretary of State may require any person who has made an objection to state in writing the grounds thereof, and may disregard the objection for the purposes of this Schedule if he is satisfied that the objection is frivolous or is concerned exclusively with matters relating to the payment of compensation.

14 The provisions of subsections (2) to (9) of section three hundred and fifty-five of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1947, (which relate to the holding of local inquiries) shall apply in relation to a public local inquiry held under paragraph 3 or 11 of this Schedule as they apply in relation to local inquiries held under the said section three hundred and fifty-five.