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the Examiners, who report to him and the two Chairmen whether these
General Orders have been complied with. If they have not, the
promoters may apply for dispensation to the two Chairmen, whose
decision is final. 1
9.71 The last date for advertisements is 11 April or 11 December, as
the case may be, and for six weeks from the last date of advertisement
persons may petition against any draft order to the Secretary of State,
who notifies the two Chairmen. 2 When this period has expired, the two
Chairmen examine all the draft orders and any petitions, and report to
the Secretary of State, who lays each report before Parliament. 3
Order refused
9.72 If the two Chairmen report that the provisions, or some of the
provisions, of any draft order relate to matters outside Scotland to such
an extent, or raise questions of public policy of such novelty and
importance, that they ought to be dealt with by private bill and not by
provisional order, the Secretary of State must, without further inquiry,
refuse to issue a provisional order, to the extent objected to by the
Chairmen. 4
Substituted bill
9.73 The promoters of a draft order which the two Chairmen consider
should not be issued by the Secretary of State for Scotland, may, if they wish,
introduce a private bill known as a “substituted bill”. They must, within 14
days after the Secretary of State has notified them of his refusal to make the
provisional order, deposit a copy of the bill in every public office where a
copy of the draft order was deposited, and they must notify their intention to
the opponents of the draft order and prove to the Examiner that they have
done so. They must satisfy the Examiner that the bill does not contain any
provision which was not contained in the draft order, though it is not
required to contain all the provisions which were in the order. Subject to
these conditions, the notices which were given for the draft order are
1 s. 13, GO 4–56, 58–60, 65–67, 69–72, s. 3(2).
2 GO 75.
3 s. 2, PBSO 189.
4 s. 2(2).
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