The Inverness Harbour Revision Order 1997

Saving for Town and Country Planning

15.—(1) Section 274 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972(1) (which declares that the provisions of that Act and any restrictions or powers thereby imposed or conferred in relation to land apply to land notwithstanding that provision is made by any local Act passed before or during the session of Parliament held during the regnal years 10 & 11 Geo. 6 for authorisation or regulation of development of the land) shall apply to this Order as if it had been passed during that session; and accordingly the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 and orders, regulations, rules, schemes and directions made or given thereunder shall apply to development authorised by this Order.

(2) In their application to development authorised by this Order, article 3 of, and Class X in Schedule 1 to, the Town and Country Planning (General Development) (Scotland) Order 1981(2) (which permit development authorised by any local or private Act or by any order approved by both Houses of Parliament, or by an order made under section 14 or section 16 of the Harbours Act 1964, being an Act or order designating specifically both the nature of the development thereby authorised and the land on which it may be carried out) shall have effect as if the authority to develop given by this Order were limited to development begun within ten years of the coming into operation of this Order.