The Local Authorities (Staff Transfer) (Scotland) Order 1995

Procedure in relation to consent

9.—(1) Where the consent of any relevant new authority has not been granted to a scheme by 15th November 1995 and without prejudice to the power of that authority thereafter to grant such consent, the existing authority proposing that scheme shall within 7 days send a copy to the Secretary of State, accompanied by a statement of the areas of disagreement and may request the Secretary of State to consent to that scheme in terms of section 8(4) of the 1994 Act.

(2) Where a scheme is sent to the Secretary of State under paragraph (1) above, the existing authority shall give written notice to the relevant new authorities and to bodies representative of officers of that existing authority that they have done so (providing them with a copy of the statement sent to the Secretary of State under that paragraph) and those new authorities and bodies may, within 14 days of receipt of such notice, make representations in writing to the Secretary of State and shall send a copy of such representations to that existing authority and those other new authorities and bodies.