The Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Register of hazardous substances contravention notices S

53.—(1) Section 147 of the 1997 Act has effect in relation to hazardous substances contravention notices with the modification specified in paragraph (2).

(2) For subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) Every planning authority must, in respect of each hazardous substances contravention notice issued by them, keep an enforcement register containing—

(a) the postal address of the land to which the notice relates or, if there is no postal address, a description of the land;

(b) the date on which copies of the notice were served under section 22(4);

(c) a statement of the alleged contravention of hazardous substances control, the steps required by the notice to remedy the contravention and the period within which such steps are to be taken;

(d) the date specified in the notice as the date on which it is to take effect;

(e) the date and effect of any variation of the notice;

(f) the date of any appeal to the Scottish Ministers against the notice and the date of the final determination of the appeal; and

(g) particulars of any direction given under regulation 46(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

(1A) The entry relating to the hazardous substances contravention notice and everything relating to the notice is to be removed from the register if the notice is quashed by the Scottish Ministers or withdrawn.

(1B) The register—

(a) is to include an index to enable any person to trace an entry in the register; and

(b) is to be kept at the principal office of the planning authority.”.