12(1)Section 24 shall be amended as follows.S
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)after the words “Where it appears” there shall be inserted the words “ to Scottish Natural Heritage as respects any land in Scotland or ”;
(b)in paragraph (b) for the words “the local planning authority” there shall be substituted t he words “ Scottish Natural Heritage or, as the case may be, the general or district planning authority ”; and
(c)before the words “the authority” in both places where they occur there shall be inserted the words “ Scottish Natural Heritage or, as the case may be, ”.
(3)In subsection (2)—
(a)for the words “A local planning authority” there shall be substituted the words “ Scottish Natural Heritage or, as the case may be, a general or district planning authority ”;
(b)before the word “them” in each place where it occurs there shall be inserted the words “ it or ”; and
(c)before the word “they” there shall be inserted the words “ it or ”.
(4)In subsection (3)—
(a)for the words “a local planning authority” there shall be substituted the words “ Scottish Natural Heritage or, as the case may be, a general or district planning authority ”;
(b)before the word “them” there shall be inserted the words “ it or ”; and
(c)before the words “the authority” in each place where they occur there shall be inserted the words “ Scottish Natural Heritage or ”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 para. 12 wholly in force at 1.4.1992 see s. 28(2) and S.I. 1991/2633, art. 4