The Manchester Ship Canal Company Limited of Maritime Centre, Port of Liverpool, Liverpool L21 1LA is applying to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs under sections 3(1)(a) and 5 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 for the above-mentioned Order to be made under section 3 of that Act.

The proposed Order, if made, would transfer the Bridgewater Canal from The Manchester Ship Canal Company Limited (“MSCC”) to The Bridgewater Canal Company Limited (“the Company”) together with all of the statutory rights and obligations which accompany the ownership and operation of the Bridgewater Canal.

Provision is made for byelaws and agreements made or entered into by MSCC to remain in force as if they had been made or entered into by the Company and for legal and other proceedings to be carried on by or in relation to MSCC.

The proposed Order contains provisions for the Company to make new byelaws in relation to the good management, navigation and use of the Bridgewater Canal.

The proposed Order contains provisions for the Company to make reasonable charges in respect of vessels which use the Bridgewater Canal but does not authorise the making of such a charge where the making of such a charge is prohibited by any previous enactment relating to the Bridgewater Canal.

The application is not to be made subject to an environmental impact assessment.

Any objections to, or other representations about the proposals in the application for the proposed Order should be sent to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, c/o TWA Orders Unit, Department for Transport, Zone 1/04, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR (email: transportandworksact@dft.gsi.gov.uk) on or before Tuesday, 26 July 2011.

An objection or other representation MUST (i) be received by the Secretary of State on or before Tuesday, 26 July 2011, (ii) be made in writing (whether sent by post or email), (iii) state the grounds of the objection or other representation, (iv) indicate who is making the objection or other representation, and (v) give an address to which correspondence relating to the objection or other representation may be sent. (If you are sending your objection or other representation by e-mail, please provide a postal address).

The Secretary of State may make complete copies of any objections or other representations public, including any personal information in them, and will copy them to MSCC as the applicant for the Order.

All requests for further information, or respecting notices or other documents relating to the application, should be addressed to the undersigned.

Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

50 Broadway, London SW1H 0BL

Solicitors and Parliamentary Agents acting for The Manchester Ship Canal Company Limited

15 June 2011