http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/56/section/13Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973An Act to re-enact in the form in which they apply to Scotland the provisions of the Land Compensation Act 1973.1981-06-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-17Expert Participation2017-12-28 Part I131The responsible authority in relation to a road or other public works shall keep a record and, on demand, furnish a statement in writing of—athe date on which the road was first open to public traffic, or was first open to public traffic after completion of any particular alterations to the carriageway of the highway;bthe date on which the public works were first used after completion, or were first used after completion of any particular alteration to those works;cin the case of public works other than a road or aerodrome, the date on which there was a change of use in respect of the public works.2A certificate by the Secretary of State stating that runway or apron alterations have or have not been carried out at an aerodrome and the date on which an aerodrome at which any such alterations have been carried out was first used after completion of the alterations shall be conclusive evidence of the facts stated.3In this section references to alterations to the carriageway of a road, to runway or apron alterations and to a change of use shall be construed in the same way as in section 9 above; and subsection (1) above shall not apply unless the date in question falls on or after 23rd June 1973.Word substituted by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54, SIF 108), s. 156(1), Sch. 9 para. 72(2)(3)Pt. I amended by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), s. 113Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (1.3.2010) by Planning Act 2008 (c. 29), ss. 152(7), 236, 241(8), (8), Sch. 12 para. 20(c) (with s. 226); S.I. 2010/101, art. 3(h) (with art. 6)