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An Act to amend the law of Scotland relating to town and country planning, the compulsory acquisition of land and the disposal of land by public authorities; to make provision for Planning Inquiry Commissions; to make provision for grants for research relating to, and education with respect to, the planning and design of the physical environment; to extend the purposes for which Exchequer contributions may be made under the Housing and Town Development (Scotland) Act 1957; and for connected purposes.
[25th June 1969]
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C1Words of enactment omitted under Authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3
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F1Ss. 1–27, 28 para. (a), 29–31, 33–38, 40–57, 60–97, 99–101, 105, 107, 108(2), Schs. 1–9, Sch. 10 paras. 1–10, 12–19, Sch. 11 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23
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(b)references in any other enactment to the designation in a development plan of land as land subject to compulsory acquisition and to land so designated shall cease to have effect.
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F2Words repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23
F3Ss. 1–27, 28 para. (a), 29–31, 33–38, 40–57, 60–97, 99–101, 105, 107, 108(2), Schs. 1–9, Sch. 10 paras. 1–10, 12–19, Sch. 11 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23
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C2A dagger appended to a marginal note means that it is no longer accurate
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F4Ss. 1–27, 28 para. (a), 29–31, 33–38, 40–57, 60–97, 99–101, 105, 107, 108(2), Schs. 1–9, Sch. 10 paras. 1–10, 12–19, Sch. 11 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23
(1)In paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Acquisition Act 1947 (which applies special parliamentary procedure in the case of compulsory purchase of land forming part of a common or open space, and is applied by section 39 of the Act of 1947 to appropriation of land by local authorities under that section), in sub-paragraph (1)(b) (exemption where land is required for widening of an existing highway and the Secretary of State certifies that it is unnecessary to give land in exchange), for the words “that the land is” there shall be substituted the words “that the land does not exceed 250 square yards in extent or is”.
(2)Nothing in this section applies to or affects an order made before the commencement of this section.
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C3The text of ss. 32(1), 98 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.
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F5Ss. 1–27, 28 para. (a), 29–31, 33–38, 40–57, 60–97, 99–101, 105, 107, 108(2), Schs. 1–9, Sch. 10 paras. 1–10, 12–19, Sch. 11 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23
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F7Ss. 1–27, 28 para. (a), 29–31, 33–38, 40–57, 60–97, 99–101, 105, 107, 108(2), Schs. 1–9, Sch. 10 paras. 1–10, 12–19, Sch. 11 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23
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F8Ss. 1–27, 28 para. (a), 29–31, 33–38, 40–57, 60–97, 99–101, 105, 107, 108(2), Schs. 1–9, Sch. 10 paras. 1–10, 12–19, Sch. 11 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23
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F9Ss. 58, 102, 103(2)(4), 104 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VII
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F10S. 59 repealed by Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 (c. 46, SIF 3), Sch. 5 (by the note at the end of Sch. 5 it is provided that nothing in that Sch. shall affect the operation of any enactment in relation to a monument to which para. 1(1) of Sch. 3 to the repealing Act applies)
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F11Ss. 1–27, 28 para. (a), 29–31, 33–38, 40–57, 60–97, 99–101, 105, 107, 108(2), Schs. 1–9, Sch. 10 paras. 1–10, 12–19, Sch. 11 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23
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F12Ss. 1–27, 28 para. (a), 29–31, 33–38, 40–57, 60–97, 99–101, 105, 107, 108(2), Schs. 1–9, Sch. 10 paras. 1–10, 12–19, Sch. 11 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23
In section 14(1) of the M1Housing and Town Development (Scotland) Act 1957 (Exchequer contributions toward specified expenses incurred with town development), after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted the following paragraph:—
“(c)expenses of providing buildings and other works for social, cultural or recreational purposes.”
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C4The text of ss. 32(1), 98 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.
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F13Ss. 1–27, 28 para. (a), 29–31, 33–38, 40–57, 60–97, 99–101, 105, 107, 108(2), Schs. 1–9, Sch. 10 paras. 1–10, 12–19, Sch. 11 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23
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F14Ss. 58, 102, 103(2)(4), 104 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VII
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“the Acquisition Act 1947” means the M2Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947;
“the Act of 1947” means the M3Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947;
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F15Definitions repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1975 (c. 10), Sch. Pt. XII
F16Definition repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VII
F17Ss. 58, 102, 103(2)(4), 104 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VII
F18Ss. 103(3), 106, Sch. 10 para. 11 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1975 (c. 10), Sch. Pt. XII
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F19Ss. 58, 102, 103(2)(4), 104 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VII
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F20Ss. 1–27, 28 para. (a), 29–31, 33–38, 40–57, 60–97, 99–101, 105, 107, 108(2), Schs. 1–9, Sch. 10 paras. 1–10, 12–19, Sch. 11 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23
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F22Ss. 1–27, 28 para. (a), 29–31, 33–38, 40–57, 60–97, 99–101, 105, 107, 108(2), Schs. 1–9, Sch. 10 paras. 1–10, 12–19, Sch. 11 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23
(1)This Act may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1969.
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(3)This Act, . . . F24 . . . F25, shall extend to Scotland only.
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F23Ss. 1–27, 28 para. (a), 29–31, 33–38, 40–57, 60–97, 99–101, 105, 107, 108(2), Schs. 1–9, Sch. 10 paras. 1–10, 12–19, Sch. 11 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23
F24Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1975 (c. 10), Sch. Pt. XII
F25Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1975 (c. 10), Sch. Pt. XII and by House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24, SIF 89), s. 10(2), Sch. 3
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C5A dagger appended to a marginal note means that it is no longer accurate
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F26Ss. 1–27, 28 para. (a), 29–31, 33–38, 40–57, 60–97, 99–101, 105, 107, 108(2), Schs. 1–9, Sch. 10 paras. 1–10, 12–19, Sch. 11 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23
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Section 106.
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F27Ss. 1–27, 28 para. (a), 29–31, 33–38, 40–57, 60–97, 99–101, 105, 107, 108(2), Schs. 1–9, Sch. 10 paras. 1–10, 12–19, Sch. 11 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23
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F29Ss. 1–27, 28 para. (a), 29–31, 33–38, 40–57, 60–97, 99–101, 105, 107, 108(2), Schs. 1–9, Sch. 10 paras. 1–10, 12–19, Sch. 11 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23
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F30Ss. 1–27, 28 para. (a), 29–31, 33–38, 40–57, 60–97, 99–101, 105, 107, 108(2), Schs. 1–9, Sch. 10 paras. 1–10, 12–19, Sch. 11 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23
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