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The Housing and Planning Act 1986 (Commencement No. 18 and Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Order 1993

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6.—(1) No offence is committed under section 56L of the 1972 Act(1), and no hazardous substances contravention notice may be issued, in respect of the presence of a hazardous substance without hazardous substances consent during the period of 28 days beginning with 1st May 1993.

(2) Where an application for hazardous substances consent under the 1972 Act is received by the planning authority within the 28 day period mentioned in paragraph (1), no offence is committed under section 56L, and no hazardous substances contravention notice may be issued, in respect of a hazardous substance included in the application and present on, over or under the land to which the application relates, during the period beginning with the date on which the application is so received and ending on the determination of the application, or 8 weeks after the application is so received, whichever is the earlier.

(3) This article is without prejudice to the transitional exemption in section 38 of the 1986 Act.

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Section 56L was inserted by section 35 of the Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63).

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