SCHEDULE 10 Consequential amendments relating to sites of special scientific interest
Part I Amendments of Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
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(1)
The 1981 Act is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 28 (areas of special scientific interest)—
(a)
in subsection (8)(a), “Part III of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or” is omitted; and
(b)
subsections (10) and (11) are omitted.
(3)
In section 29 (special protection for certain areas of special scientific interest), in subsection (9)(a), “Part III of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or” is omitted.
(4)
In section 30 (compensation where order is made under section 29)—
(a)
in subsection (4)(c), “section 10 of the Land Compensation Act 1973 (mortgages, trusts for sale and settlements) or” is omitted;
(b)
in subsection (5), “section 5 of the Land Compensation Act 1961 or” is omitted;
(c)
in subsection (7), “section 32 of the Land Compensation Act 1961 or” is omitted;
(d)
in subsection (8), “the Lands Tribunal or” is omitted; and
(e)
in subsection (9), “sections 2 and 4 of the Land Compensation Act 1961 or” is omitted.
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“(5A)
Sections 29 and 30 extend to Scotland only.”
Part II Other amendments
Harbours Act 1964 (c. 40)
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“(a)
land within a site of special scientific interest (within the meaning of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981);”.
Conservation of Seals Act 1970 (c. 30)
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“(b)
is a site of special scientific interest (within the meaning of the M1Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981); or”.
Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)
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“(a)
a site of special scientific interest (within the meaning of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981);”.
Channel Tunnel Act 1987 (c. 53)
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“(7)
Section 28I of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (statutory undertakers: duty in relation to authorising operations) shall not apply in relation to any operation which is connected with the carrying out of any works authorised to be carried out by this Act and which is carried out within the limits of land to be acquired for any of those works, and neither shall the following—
(a)
section 28E(1) (prohibition of operations on land forming part of a site of special scientific interest), in relation to an owner or occupier other than an authority to which section 28G of that Act applies;
(b)
sections 28G(2) (general duty of statutory undertakers) and 28H (duty of statutory undertakers when carrying out operations), in relation to such an authority.”
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
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“(f)
land within a site of special scientific interest (within the meaning of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981).”.
Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43)
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Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)
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“(b)
is a site of special scientific interest within the meaning of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981;”.
Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)
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“(b)
a site of special scientific interest (within the meaning of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981);”.
Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 (c. 61)
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“ Sites of special scientific interest
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Section 28I of the M2Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (statutory undertakers: duty in relation to authorising operations) shall not apply to any operation carried out for the purposes of or in connection with the exercise of any of the powers conferred by this Part of this Act with respect to works, and neither shall the following—
(a)
section 28E(1) (prohibition of operations on land forming part of a site of special scientific interest), in relation to an owner or occupier other than an authority to which section 28G of that Act applies;
(b)
sections 28G(2) (general duty of statutory undertakers) and 28H (duty of statutory undertakers when carrying out operations), in relation to such an authority.”.