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(1) This Order may be cited as the Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No.7) (Scotland) Order 1996.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
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The following provisions of the Environment Act 1995 shall come into force on 1st January 1997:–
 section 96(1), (5) and (6) and Schedule 13 and 14 insofar as they apply in relation to Scotland;
 96(3);
 section 96(4) insofar as it relates to section 251A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 ceasing to have effect;
 section 120(3) insofar as it relates to the repeal in Schedule 24 of section 251A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972.
George Kynoch
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
Victoria Quay,
Edinburgh
8th November 1996