Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Act 1997

1. Introductory Text

2. Administration

   1. 1. Planning authorities: hazardous substances.

3. Control over presence of hazardous substances

   1. 2. Requirement of hazardous substances consent.

   2. 3. Power to prescribe hazardous substances.

4. Obtaining hazardous substances consent

   1. 4. Hazardous substances consent: general.

   2. 5. Applications for hazardous substances consent.

   3. 6. Certificates as to interests in land etc.

   4. 7. Determination of applications for hazardous substances consent.

   5. 8. Power to impose conditions on grant of hazardous substances consent.

   6. 9. Deemed hazardous substances consent: established presence.

   7. 10. Deemed hazardous substances consent: government authorisation.

5. Variation and revocation of consents

   1. 11. Applications for removal of conditions attached to hazardous substances consent.

   2. 12. General power by order to revoke or modify hazardous substances consent.

   3. 13. Confirmation by Secretary of State of section 12 orders.

   4. 14. Compensation in respect of orders under section 12(1).

   5. 15. Revocation of hazardous substances consent on change of control of land.

   6. 16. Determination of applications for continuation of hazardous substances consent.

   7. 17. Compensation on revocation or modification of consent under section 15.

6. Secretary of State’s powers

   1. 18. Reference of applications to Secretary of State.

   2. 19. Appeals against decisions or failure to take decisions relating to hazardous substances.

   3. 20. Validity of decisions as to applications.

7. Contraventions of hazardous substances control

   1. 21. Offences.

   2. 22. Power to issue hazardous substances contravention notice.

   3. 23. Hazardous substances contravention notices: supplementary provisions.

   4. 24. Variation of hazardous substances contravention notices.

   5. 25. Interdicts restraining breaches of hazardous substances control.

8. Miscellaneous provisions

   1. 26. Temporary exemption directions.

   2. 27. Registers etc.

   3. 28. Health and safety requirements.

   4. 29. Fees.

9. General

   1. 30. Application of this Act to planning authorities.

   2. 31. Exercise of powers in relation to Crown land.

   3. 32. Application for hazardous substances consent in anticipation of disposal of Crown land.

   4. 33. Rights of entry.

   5. 34. Power to issue warrants.

   6. 35. Rights of entry: supplementary provisions.

   7. 36. Application of certain general provisions of principal Act.

   8. 37. Financial provisions.

10. Supplemental

    1. 38. Interpretation.

    2. 39. Regulations.

    3. 40. Short title, commencement and extent.

11. Schedule:

    1. Determination of certain appeals by person appointed by Secretary of State.