Environment Act 1995

7 E+W+S In Schedule 3 (statutory nuisance; supplementary provisions)—

(a) after paragraph 1 there shall be inserted—

“1A “Appeals to Sheriff

(1) This paragraph applies in relation to appeals to the sheriff under section 80(3) against an abatement notice.

(2) An appeal to which this paragraph applies shall be by way of a summary application.

(3) The Secretary of State may make regulations as to appeals to which this paragraph applies and the regulations may in particular include or prescribe any of the matters referred to in sub-paragraphs (4)(a) to (d) of paragraph 1 above.”;

(b) in paragraph 2 at the end there shall be added—

“(8) In the application of this paragraph to Scotland, a reference to a justice of the peace or to a justice includes a reference to the sheriff.”;

(c) in paragraph 2A(1)(b) after the word “street” there shall be inserted the words “ or, in Scotland, road ”;

(d) in paragraph 4 at the end there shall be added—

“(9) This paragraph does not apply to Scotland.”;

(e) in paragraph 6 after the words “magistrate’s court” there shall be inserted the words “ or, in Scotland, the sheriff ”.