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Displaying 416 - 420 of 782High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013 (Supplementary Provision) Order 2014 (S.S.I. No. 55 of 2014).
This Order contains a provision which is supplemental to the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013. It provides that section 12(1) of the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 (indemnity in respect of loss) does not apply in respect of any loss arising in consequence of an inaccuracy in a notice of liability for expenses incurred by the authority for action taken by them where there has been a failure to comply with a high hedge notice or a notice of discharge registered by the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland.
Implements: High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013 (2013 asp 6). (2013-05-02)
Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014 (S.S.I. No. 142 of 2014).
This Order amends various provisions and Schedule 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 in relation with changes the classes of development which are permitted and in relation with specified construction works. Development is not permitted in a conservation area, national scenic area, a historic garden or designed landscape, a National Park or a World Heritage Site.
Amends: Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (S.I. 223 (S. 17) of 1992). (1992-02-11)
Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation Order and Trees in Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. No. 53 of 2014).
These Regulations amend the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation Order and Trees in Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 in regulation 8, which disapplies section 172 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 on protection of trees in conservation areas which are not subject to a tree preservation order. A new paragraph (1)(aa) provides that section 172 does not apply if approval is obtained under the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013.
Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 Remedial Order 2014 (S.S.I. No. 98 of 2014).
This Order makes amendments to the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 so as to make it compatible with a specified human right. It inserts a new section (section 72A) into the 2003 Act. That section provides that section 73 applies to a tenancy continuing to have effect by virtue of section 72(6) unless the tenancy is a relevant tenancy
Amends: Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 (2003 asp 11). (2003-04-22)
Long Leases (Appeal Period) (Scotland) Order 2014 (S.S.I. No. 8 of 2014).
This Order provides with respect to an application for a determination regarding the registration notices and agreements in the Land Register of Scotland. Notices and agreements rejected by the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland can be registered following a determination by the Court of Session, the sheriff court or the Lands Tribunal for Scotland that they are registrable. A determination may be sought in respect of notices and agreements specified by this Order.
Implements: Long Leases (Scotland) Act 2012 (2012 asp 9). (2012-08-07)