Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997

12 (1) In this paragraph, in relation to a mining site, but subject to paragraph 5 as applied by sub-paragraph (2), “review date” means—

(a) in the case of the second periodic review, the date falling fifteen years after the date upon which was finally determined an application made under paragraph 6 in respect of the site, and

(b) in the case of subsequent periodic reviews, the date falling fifteen years after the date upon which there was last finally determined under this Schedule an application made in respect of that site under paragraph 6 as applied by sub-paragraph (2).

(2) Paragraphs 4 to 11 shall apply in respect of the second or any subsequent periodic review of the mineral permissions relating to a mining site as they apply to the first such periodic review, but as if—

(a) any reference in those paragraphs to the “first review date” were a reference to the review date, and

(b) the references in paragraphs 4(1) and 6(2)(a) to the first periodic review were references to the periodic review in question.