Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997

103 Further counter-notice where certain proposals have come into force. S

(1) Where—

(a) an appropriate authority have served a counter-notice objecting to a blight notice in respect of any land falling within—

(i) paragraph 1 of Schedule 14 by virtue of paragraph 1(4),

(ii) paragraph 2 of that Schedule by virtue of paragraph 2(2), or

(iii) paragraph 11 of that Schedule, and

(b) the relevant plan or alterations or, as the case may be, the relevant order or scheme comes into force (whether in its original form or with modifications),

the appropriate authority may serve on the claimant, in substitution for the counter-notice already served, a further counter-notice specifying different grounds of objection.

(2) Such a further counter-notice shall not be served—

(a) at any time after the end of the period of 2 months beginning with the date on which the relevant plan or alterations or, as the case may be, the relevant order or scheme come into force, or

(b) if the objection in the counter-notice already served has been withdrawn or the Lands Tribunal has already determined whether or not to uphold that objection.