1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009 and comes into force on 6th April 2009.
2 In this Order–
“the Act” means the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997;
“the 2006 Act” means the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006;
“structure plan” and “local plan” have the same meaning as in paragraphs 1(4) and 2(2) of schedule 14 to the Act respectively as those paragraphs had effect immediately before the 28th February 2009.
1997 c. 8.
Section 2 of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 came into force on 28th February 2009.

2 Pre-application consultation
Sections 35A(1) and 35B of the Act apply only to applications for planning permission made on or after 3rd August 2009.
Sections 35A and 35B are introduced into the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 by section 11 of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006.

3 Blighted land
Notwithstanding the commencement of section 54(19) of the 2006 Act on 6th April 2009, paragraphs 1 and 2 of schedule 14 to the Act shall have effect as they did immediately before 28th February 2009 for the purposes of the provisions of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of the Act in relation to a structure plan or local plan for so long as that structure plan or local plan continues in force.
STEWART STEVENSON Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 10th March 2009