(1)Planning permission for the carrying out of the Forth Crossing works is deemed to have been granted by Ministers on an application referred to them under section 46 of the 1997 Act.
(2)That planning permission expires 5 years after Royal Assent if the Forth Crossing works are not begun during that period.
(3)The 1997 Act (except section 58 and Part 11) and all other enactments relating to planning permission apply accordingly.