Extent Information
E1Act (except s. 16 which applies to England and Wales) applies to Scotland only see s. 137(9).
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Act excluded (19. 12. 1991) by City of Edinburgh District Council Order Confirmation Act (c. xix), ss. 1, 12(2), Sch. Pt. V
Commencement Information
I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 137(2); Act wholly in force at 1. 1. 1985 see S.I. 1983/201 as amended by S.I. 1984/573 and 744.
Subject to—
(a)the provisions of the M1Coast Protection Act 1949, the M2Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Acts 1972 to 1974 and the Dumping at Sea Act 1974;
(b)the functions of statutory undertakers and port authorities; and
(c)any public rights of way
a [F1local authority] may exercise, with respect to the seashore and adjacent waters, the powers conferred on them by sections 121 and 122 of this Act F2....
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 120 substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 129(17); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)
F2Words in s. 120 repealed (9.2.2005) by Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 2), s. 100(3), sch. 2 para. 8(a) (with s. 100(2)); S.S.I. 2005/17, art. 2(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2S. 120 extended by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(1)(3), Sch. 16 para. 1(1) (xxxvii), Sch. 17 paras. 33, 35(1)
Marginal Citations