Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.
Revocation
2. The following Regulations are revoked–
(a)the Town and Country Planning (Development by Planning Authorities) (Scotland) Regulations 1981(1) (“the 1981 Regulations”); and
(b)the Town and Country Planning (Development by Planning Authorities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1984(2).
Amendment of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999
3. Regulations 22 to 26 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999(3) are omitted.
Saving provision
4.—(1) This article applies to proposed development in respect of which a local authority has published a notice in accordance with regulation 4(1) of the 1981 Regulations (publicity for development) on or before 31st March 2007.
(2) The following provisions shall continue to have effect, on and after 1st April 2007, as they had effect immediately before that date in relation to a case to which this article applies:–
(a)section 263 of, and Part 2 of Schedule 18 to, the principal Act;
(b)the Regulations revoked by article 2; and
(c)the regulations omitted by article 3.
DES McNULTY
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
6th March 2007