Civil Aviation Act 1971

9 (1) Where an interest in land is held by the Authority, section 70. of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1969 shall not apply for the purpose of determining whether the land is operational land in relation to the Authority for the purposes of the [1947 c. 53.] Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947.

(2) Section 71(2) of the said Act of 1969 (which specifies the circumstances in which special provisions relating to planning applications and appeals by statutory undertakers are to apply to land which is not operational land of the undertakers) shall have effect in relation to the Authority as if for the reference to development involving the use of the land for the purpose of carrying on the Authority's undertaking there were substituted a reference to development involving the use of the land for such of the purposes of carrying on that undertaking as may be prescribed.

(3) In paragraph 5 of Schedule 9 to the said Act of 1969 (construction of certain statutory references to the acquisition of land and to the land acquired), the reference in paragraph (a) to any enactment other than the said Act of 1947 and that Act and the reference in paragraph (b) to any statutory provision shall include a reference to section 14(2) of this Act.