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Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Act 1997
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- s. 31(1)(2) repealed by 2004 c. 5 Sch. 5 para. 8(2) Sch. 9
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31 Exercise of powers in relation to Crown land.S
(1)Notwithstanding any interest of the Crown in Crown land, but subject to subsection (2), any restrictions imposed or powers conferred by any of sections 2 to 29 (except sections 20 and 25) shall apply and be exercisable in relation to Crown land, to the extent of any interest in it for the time being held otherwise than by or on behalf of the Crown.
(2)Except with the consent of the appropriate authority, no order or notice shall be made or served under any of the provisions of section 12, 13 or 22 in relation to land which for the time being is Crown land.
(3)In this section—
“Crown land” means land in which there is a Crown interest, and
“Crown interest” means an interest belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown, or belonging to a government department, or held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department.
(4)A person who is entitled to occupy Crown land by virtue of a contract in writing shall be treated for the purposes of subsection (1) as having an interest in land.
(5)For the purposes of this section “the appropriate authority”, in relation to any land—
(a)in the case of land belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown and forming part of the Crown Estate, means the Crown Estate Commissioners,
(b)in relation to any other land belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown, means the government department having the management of that land, and
(c)in the case of land belonging to a government department or held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department, means that department.
(6)If any question arises as to what authority is the appropriate authority in relation to any land, that question shall be referred to the Treasury, whose decision shall be final.
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