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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1955/15/section/2</dc:identifier><dc:title>Lough Neagh and Lower Bann Drainage and Navigation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision for lowering the levels of Lough Neagh and with respect to drainage and navigation matters arising in connection therewith and with the Lower Bann, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2017-06-29</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2016-05-08</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1955/15/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1955/15/body" NumberOfProvisions="17" RestrictStartDate="2016-05-08"><P1group RestrictExtent="N.I." RestrictStartDate="2007-04-01"><Title>Notification of scheme, <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1955/15/section/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1955/15/section/2" id="section-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1955/15/section/2/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1955/15/section/2/1" id="section-2-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>When the Ministry has prepared a scheme it shall—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1955/15/section/2/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1955/15/section/2/1/a" id="section-2-1-a"><Pnumber PuncBefore="[("><CommentaryRef Ref="c5440551"/>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>send a copy to the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Development<CommentaryRef Ref="c5440561"/>, the Department of Trade and Industry<CommentaryRef Ref="c5440571"/>, the Drainage Council for Northern Ireland and to every district council  <Addition ChangeId="d29p136" CommentaryRef="c19046631">and every water undertaker</Addition>;]</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1955/15/section/2/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1955/15/section/2/1/b" id="section-2-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>…</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1955/15/section/2/1/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1955/15/section/2/1/c" id="section-2-1-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>publish in the Belfast Gazette and such one or more newspapers as it shall consider appropriate a notice stating that the scheme has been prepared and also stating the place or places at which and the period, not being less than one month, during which a copy of the scheme will be available for inspection.  Every notice so published shall contain a statement that any person who considers that his interests will be prejudicially affected by the scheme may at any time within the said period send to the Ministry all such, if any, observations in regard to the scheme as he shall think proper.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1955/15/section/2/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1955/15/section/2/2" id="section-2-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Every [<CommentaryRef Ref="c5440581"/> district council] to which a copy of a scheme is sent by the Ministry in pursuance of this section—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1955/15/section/2/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1955/15/section/2/2/a" id="section-2-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>shall cause that copy to be exhibited in their principal offices or other convenient place during the period specified in that behalf in the notice relating to such scheme published in pursuance of sub-section (1) and shall permit such copy to be inspected during office hours by any person claiming to be interested therein; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1955/15/section/2/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1955/15/section/2/2/b" id="section-2-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>shall examine and consider the scheme of which the copy is a copy; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1955/15/section/2/2/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1955/15/section/2/2/c" id="section-2-2-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>may, at any time within the period specified in paragraph ( <Emphasis>c</Emphasis>) of sub-section (1), send to the Ministry such observations in regard to the scheme as the [<CommentaryRef Ref="c5440581"/> district council] shall think proper.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c5440551" Type="F"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/1973/ni1" id="c00003" Class="NorthernIrelandOrderInCouncil" Year="1973" AlternativeNumber="1">1973 NI 1</Citation></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c5440561" Type="F"><Para><Text>Now D/Env., SRO (NI) 1973/504</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c5440571" Type="F"><Para><Text>Now Dept. of Trade, SI 1974/692</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c19046631" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="c00004" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1955/15/section/2/1/a" SectionRef="section-2-1-a">s. 2(1)(a)</CitationSubRef> added (1.4.2007) by the <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2006/3336" id="c00005" Class="NorthernIrelandOrderInCouncil" Year="2006" Number="3336" Title="Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006">Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21))</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00006" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2006/3336/article/1/2" CitationRef="c00005" SectionRef="article-1-2">arts. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2006/3336/article/308/1" CitationRef="c00005" SectionRef="article-308-1">308(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2006/3336/schedule/12/paragraph/5" CitationRef="c00005" SectionRef="schedule-12-paragraph-5" Operative="true">Sch. 12 para. 5</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2006/3336/article/8/8" CitationRef="c00005" SectionRef="article-8-8">arts. 8(8)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2006/3336/article/121/3" CitationRef="c00005" SectionRef="article-121-3">121(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00011" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2006/3336/article/307" CitationRef="c00005" SectionRef="article-307">307</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2007/194" id="c00012" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2007" Number="194">S.R. 2007/194</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00013" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2007/194/article/2/2" CitationRef="c00012" SectionRef="article-2-2" Operative="true">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00014" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2007/194/schedule/1/part/II" CitationRef="c00012" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-II">Sch. 1 Pt. II</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c00015" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2007/194/article/3" CitationRef="c00012" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00016" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2007/194/schedule/2" CitationRef="c00012" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch. 2</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c5440581" Type="F"><Para><Text>SRO (NI) 1973/343</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>