An application for the consent of F1Scottish Water under section 26 above shall, subject to the following subsection, be decided by F2it and intimated in accordance with section 30 below within a period of 3 months of the receipt by F2it of a trade effluent notice.

Any such application which has been the subject of a reference to the Secretary of State under section 27(6) above shall be decided and so intimated by F3Scottish Water within a period of 28 days of the receipt by F2it of the Secretary of State’s decision under the said section 27(6).