SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Crown application: Scotland

Hazardous substances

I121

In the Scottish hazardous substances Act, in section 15 (revocation of consent on change of control of land) after subsection (2) there is inserted the following subsection—

3

This section does not apply if the control of the land changes from one emanation of the Crown to another.

I222

1

In the Scottish hazardous substances Act, section 36 (application of certain general provisions of the principal Scottish Act) is amended as follows—

a

after the entry relating to section 265 there is inserted— “ section 265A (planning inquiries to be held in public subject to certain exceptions), ”,

b

after the entry relating to section 271 there is inserted— “ section 271A(1) to (2) (service of notices on the Crown), ”, and

c

after the entry relating to section 272 there is inserted— “ section 272A(1) to (4) (information as to interests in Crown land), ”.

2

The existing provision as so amended becomes subsection (1), and after that subsection there is added—

2

In the application of section 265A of the principal Act for the purposes of this Act, the provisions mentioned in subsection (1) of the section shall be construed as including any inquiry held by virtue of this section.