# Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, Paragraph 5


(1) In this Schedule “at a material date” means at either—
(a) 1st July 1948, or
(b) the date by reference to which this Schedule falls to be applied in the particular case in question.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1)(b) shall not apply in relation to any buildings, works or use of land in respect of which, whether before or after the date mentioned in that sub-paragraph, an enforcement notice served before that date has become or becomes effective.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/8/schedule/11/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-scotland-act-1997/schedule-11/paragraph-5
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