(1)In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires,—
“acquiring authority”, in relation to an interest in land, means the person or body of persons by whom the interest is, or is proposed to be, acquired;
“authority possessing compulsory purchase powers”, where it occurs otherwise than in relation to a transaction, means any person or body of persons who could be or have been authorised to acquire an interest in land compulsorily, and, in relation to any transaction, means any person or body of persons who could be or have been so authorised for the purposes for which the transaction is or was effected:
Provided that in relation to any such transaction to which an executive council or a joint committee constituted by virtue of section 32 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947 are a party in the exercise of their statutory functions, the said expression shall be construed as including that council or joint committee;
“building” includes any structure or erection and any part of a building as so defined, but does not include plant or machinery comprised in a building;
“the current development plan”, in relation to any land, means a development plan comprising that land, in the form in which (whether as originally approved or made F1 or as for the time being amended) that plan is in force on the date of service of the notice to treat;
“development” has the meaning assigned to it by [F2section 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972], and “develop” shall be construed accordingly;
“development order” means an order under [F2section 21 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972];
“development plan” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the M1Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947 and includes a plan made under subsection (5) of that section;
“enactment” includes an enactment in any local or private Act of Parliament and an order, rule, regulation, byelaw or scheme made under an Act of Parliament, including an order or scheme confirmed by Parliament;
“land” includes land covered with water and any building as defined by this section, and includes any interest or right in or over land;
“local enactment” means a local or private Act, or an order confirmed by Parliament or brought into operation in accordance with special parliamentary procedure;
“local planning authority” has the meaning assigned to it by [F2section 1 of the M2Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972];
“outline application” means an application for planning permission subject to subsequent approval on any matters;
“owner”, in relation to any land, includes any person who under the Lands Clauses Acts would be enabled to sell and convey the land to the promoters of an undertaking;
“planning decision” means a decision made on an application under [F2Part II of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972];
“planning permission” means permission under [F2Part III of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972];
“special enactment” means a local enactment, or a provision contained in an Act other than a local or private Act, being a local enactment or provision authorising the compulsory acquisition of land specifically identified therein.
(2)In this Act, in relation to a compulsory acquisition in pursuance of a notice to treat, “the relevant interest” means the interest acquired in pursuance of that notice, “the relevant land” means the land in which the relevant interest subsists, and “the notice to treat” means the notice to treat in pursuance of which the relevant interest is acquired.
(3)As respects references in this Act to planning decisions—
(a)in relation to a decision altered on appeal by the reversal or variation of the whole or any part thereof, such references shall be construed as references to the decision as so altered;
(b)in relation to a decision upheld on appeal, such references shall be construed as references to the decision of the local planning authority and not to the decision of the Secretary of State on the appeal;
(c)in relation to a decision given on an appeal made by virtue of [F2section 34 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972] in default of a decision by the local planning authority, such references shall be construed as references to the decision so given;
(d)the time of a planning decision, in a case where there is or was an appeal, shall be taken to be or have been the time of the decision as made by the local planning authority, whether or not that decision is or was altered as aforesaid on that appeal, or, in the case of such a decision as is mentioned in paragraph (c) of this subsection, the time when by virtue of [F2section 34 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972] the notification of a decision by the local planning authority is deemed to have been given.
(4)References in this Act to the local planning authority in relation to any land are references to the local planning authority for the district in which the land is situated.
(5)For the purposes of this Act, a person entitled to two interests in land shall be taken to be entitled to them in the same capacity if, but only if, he is entitled—
(a)to both of them beneficially, or
(b)to both of them as trustee of one particular trust, or
(c)to both of them as personal representative of one particular person;
and in this subsection “trustee” has the same meaning as in the M3Trusts (Scotland) Act 1921.
(6)For the purposes of this Act development of land shall be taken to be initiated—
(a)if the development consists of the carrying out of operations, at the time when those operations are begun;
(b)if the development consists of a change in use, at the time when the new use is instituted;
(c)if the development consists both of the carrying out of operations and of a change in use, at the earlier of the times mentioned in the preceding paragraphs.
(7)References in this Act to a notice to treat include references to a notice to treat which, under any enactment, is deemed to have been served, and references to the service of such a notice and to the date of service shall be construed accordingly.
(8)Any reference in this Act to the dominium utile in relation to land which is not held on feudal tenure shall be construed as a reference to the interest in the land of the owner thereof.
(9)In this Act any reference to a sale or purchase includes a reference to a sale or purchase by way of feu, and any reference to the price in relation to a sale or purchase includes a reference to grassum, feu-duty and ground annual.
(10)References in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended by or under any other enactment.
Textual Amendments
F1Words repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1969 (c. 30), Sch. 11
F2Words substituted by virtue of Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 22 Pt. I para. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Definition of “development plan” explained by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), s. 17
C2The text of the proviso, now spent, is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
C3S. 45(2) modified by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), s. 141, Sch. 27 para. 25
C4S. 45(2) modified by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), s. 77(3)(4), 335, Sch. 6 para. 9
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