Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975

39 Modifications of Part IV for Scotland and Northern Ireland

(1) This Part of this Act shall have effect in its application to Scotland with the following modifications, namely—

(a) in section 34(1)(b) for the words "[1971 c. 78.] Town and Country Planning Act 1971" there shall be substituted the words " [1972 c. 52.] Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 ";

(b) in section 36(1)(a) for the words "area of the local" there shall be substituted the words " district of the ";

(c) in section 36(2) for the word " stayed " there shall be substituted the word " sisted "; and

(d) for subsection (4) of section 36 there shall be substituted

(4) In the preceding provisions of this section (4) In the preceding provisions of this section " planning authority" and "planning permission" have the same meanings as in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972.

(2) This Part of this Act shall have effect in its application to Northern Ireland with the following modifications, namely—

(a) for any reference to the Secretary of State there shall be substituted a reference to the Department of Commerce for Northern Ireland except in section 34(3), 36(2)(a) and 37 and in subsection (4) of section 38 so far as it relates to an offence under subsection (2) of that section and to an offence under subsection (3) of that section committed by reference to an offence under subsection (2);

(b) in section 34(1)(b) for the words " [1971 c. 78.] Town and Country Planning Act 1971 " there shall be substituted the words " Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 " and for the words " that Act" there shall be substituted the words " that Order ";

(c) in section 36(1) the words " in the area of the local planning authority" in paragraph (a) and the words " in that area " in paragraph (b) shall be omitted ;

(d) in section 36(2) for the words "Secretary of State" there shall be substituted the words " Planning Appeals Commission " and for the words " authority to which the application was made " there shall be substituted the words " Department of Housing, Local Government and Planning for Northern Ireland ";

(e) in section 36(4) for the words from "' local planning authority'" onwards there shall be substituted the words " ' planning permission' has the same meaning as in the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 ";

(f) in section 37(1) after the words " assist him " there shall be inserted the words " and the Department of Commerce for Northern Ireland ";

(g) in section 38(4) for the words " England and Wales" there shall be substituted the words " Northern Ireland " and after the word "Prosecutions" there shall be inserted the words " for Northern Ireland ".