4After section 6 of the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 there shall be inserted the following section—
In the application of this Act for the purposes of section 4(5) of the [1958 c. 69.] Opencast Coal Act 1958, Part III of Schedule 1 shall apply as if paragraph 9 were omitted and the acquisition to which the compulsory rights order related were not affected by section 120 of the [1980 c. 65.] Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980.”