The following abbreviations are used in the Table—
| 1972 | = The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52) |
| 1973C | = The Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 56) |
| 1973 | = The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65) |
| 1977 | = The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 10) |
| 1980 | = The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65) |
| 1981MP | = The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 23) |
| 1981 | = The Town and Country Planning (Minerals) Act 1981 (c. 36) |
| 1982 | = The Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 43) |
| 1984P | = The Town and Country Planning Act 1984 (c. 10) |
| 1984T | = The Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12) |
| 1984 | = The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54) |
| 1986 | = The Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63) |
| 1991 | = The Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34) |
| 1994 | = The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39) |