The Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No.7) (Scotland) Order 1996

Made: 8th November 1996

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 125(3) of the Environment Act 1995[^f00001] hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and extent

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No.7) (Scotland) Order 1996.

• (2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

Provisions coming into force on 1 January 1997

2

The following provisions of the Environment Act 1995 shall come into force on 1st January 1997:–

• section 96(1), (5) and (6) and Schedule 13 and 14 insofar as they apply in relation to Scotland;

• 96(3);

• section 96(4) insofar as it relates to section 251A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972[^f00002] ceasing to have effect;

• section 120(3) insofar as it relates to the repeal in Schedule 24 of section 251A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972.

Signed

George Kynoch — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 8th November 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order brings into force on 1st January 1997 the following provisions of the Environment Act 1995–

• section 96(1) and (5) and (6) (mineral planning permissions), Schedule 13 (review of old mineral planning permissions) and Schedule 14 (periodic review of mineral planning permissions) in relation to Scotland;

• section 96(3);

• section 96(4) insofar as it relates to section 251A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 ceasing to have effect;

• section 120(3) insofar as it relates to the repeal in Schedule 24 of section 251A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 19 95 c.25.

[^f00002]: 19 72 c.52, section 251A was substituted by section 51 and Schedule 8, paragraph 14, to the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 c. 34.