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Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1959 (c. 70)

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Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1959

1959 CHAPTER 70 7_and_8_Eliz_2

Contents

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  1. Part I

    Compensation for Compulsory Acquisition of Land

    1. 1—13... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 14—16... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 17—22... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part II

    Acquisition, Appropriation and Disposal of Land by Local Authorities and other Public Bodies

    1. 23. Exercise of powers of acquisition by agreement

    2. 24. Exercise of powers of appropriation

    3. 25. Adjustment of accounts on appropriation of land

    4. 26. Amendment of s. 21 of Land Settlement (Scotland) Act, 1919 c. 97

    5. 27. Exercise of powers of disposing of land

    6. 28.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 29. Protection of persons deriving title under transactions requiring consent

    8. 30. General provisions relating to Part II

  3. Part III

    1. 31—37... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  4. Part IV

    Obligation to Purchase Interests of Owner-Occupiers affected by Planning Proposals

    1. 38.Notice requiring purchase of owner-occupier’s interest

    2. 39—42... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Part V

    Miscellaneous and Supplementary Provisions

    1. 43.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 44. Compensation for damage to requisitioned land

    3. 45. Acquisition of land in connection with town development schemes

    4. 46.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 47.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 48. Amendment of s. 81 of Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act, 1845

    7. 49.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 50. Application of Act to Crown

    9. 51—53... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    10. 54. Interpretation

    11. 55. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

    12. 56. Short title, citation, repeal of Town and Country Planning Act, 1959, commencement and extent

  6. FIRST TO THIRD SCHEDULES

  7. FOURTH SCHEDULE

    Authorities to whom Part II applies

  8. FIFTH AND SIXTH SCHEDULES

  9. SEVENTH SCHEDULE

    Enactments amended . .

  10. EIGHTH AND NINTH SCHEDULES

An Act to re-enact in the form in which they apply to Scotland the provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1959.

[29th July, 1959]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3