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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st January 1988 all the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Minerals) Act 1981 which are not already in force. Most of these provisions are in Part II of the 1981 Act, which amends the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 as respects the exercise of planning control over the winning and working of minerals.

The Order also brings into force section 34 of the 1981 Act as it applies to the provisions of Schedule 2 which are not already in force. The provisions of Schedule 2 brought into force by this Order make consequential amendments to the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972.