Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982

11 S In Schedule 3 (which comprises provisions as to the making, confirmation, coming. into operation and validity of access orders and orders relating to public paths)—

(a) in paragraph 1(1)—

(i) after the word “Before” there shall be inserted the words “an authority make ” ;

(ii) for the words “is submitted to the Secretary of State for confirmation the authority by whom the order was made” there shall be substituted the word “they ” ;

(iii) for head (a) there shall be substituted the following head—

“(a) stating the general effect of the order and that it is about to be made and, subject to paragraph 2(1A) of this Schedule, submitted for confirmation,” ;

(iv) in head (b), for the word “copy” there shall be substituted the word “draft ” ; and

(v) in head (c), after the words “to the” there shall be inserted the word “draft ” ;

(b) paragraph 1(2) shall cease to have effect (c) in paragraph 1(3), for the words “either of the two foregoing sub-paragraphs” there shall be substituted the words “sub-paragraph (1) above ” ;

(d) in paragraph 2—

(i) at the beginning there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(1A) If an authority have given notice under paragraph 1(1) above as regards a public path creation order, a public path extinguishment order or a public path diversion order, and no representations or objections are duly made in terms of paragraph 1(1)(c) of this Schedule or if any so made are withdrawn, then, subject to the provisions of Part II of this Schedule, the order shall on being made by them have effect without their having to submit it to the Secretary of State and without his confirmation.” ;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1) for the word “If”, where it first occurs, there shall be substituted the words “In the case of an order other than one which has effect under sub-paragraph (1A) above, if ” ; after the words “duly made” there shall be inserted the words “in terms of sub-paragraph (1)(c) of paragraph 1 of this Schedule ” ; and the words “or make and”, as the case may be, shall cease to have effect ;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (2), the words “or making”, “or make” and “as the case may be,” shall cease to have effect ;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (3), the words “or make” and “or the draft order prepared by him, as the case may be,” shall cease to have effect ; and

(v) both in the proviso to sub-paragraph (2) and in subparagraph (3), for the words from “in the case” to “undertakers” there shall be substituted the words “where objection is made by statutory undertakers to a public path creation order or a public path diversion order, ” ; and

(e) in paragraph 4—

(i) the words “or made”, where they first occur, shall cease to have effect ;

(ii) after the word “State”, where it first occurs, there shall be inserted the words “or, in the case of an order which has effect under paragraph 2(1A) of this Schedule, has been made by an authority ” ; and

(iii) the words “or, in the case of an order made by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State,” and “or the Secretary of State (according as the notice or copy would require to be served by an authority or by the Secretary of State)” shall cease to have effect.