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East Ayrshire Council

FLOOD PREVENTION (SCOTLAND) ACT 1961 AS AMENDED

GALSTON FLOOD PREVENTION SCHEME 2005

Notice is hereby given in terms of section 4 and of the Second Schedule to the Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961 as amended, that East Ayrshire Council being the applicable local authority within the meaning of the said Act for the purpose of preventing or mitigating the flooding of land in their area, not being agricultural land, intend to apply to the Scottish Executive for confirmation of a Flood Prevention Scheme under section 4(1) of the said Act, providing for the execution of certain flood prevention operations in the Galston area and on the River Irvine and Burn Anne, Galston. A copy of the Scheme and the relevant plans may be inspected without payment of fee at East Ayrshire Council Offices, Greenholm Street, Kilmarnock, during the hours 9.15 am to 4.30 pm, Mondays to Thursdays and from 9.15 am to 3.30 pm Fridays, excepting Public Holidays, all for a period of 3 months from the first publication of this notice.

Any person may by notice to the Scottish Ministers object to the confirmation of this Scheme. Any such objection should be sent to the Scottish Executive, Air Climate and Engineering Division, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.

Solicitor to the Council

East Ayrshire Council, Council Headquarters, London Road, Kilmarnock KA3 7BU.