Prospective
44(1)For subsection (4) of section 173 (regional reports) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 there is substituted—
“(4)Before submitting the report to the Secretary of State, a general or regional planning authority shall consult every other planning authority who are likely to be affected by the report, and at the same time as they submit the report to the Secretary of State they shall send a copy of the report to every such planning authority.”
(2)In subsection (2) of section 174 (structure plans) of that Act, after “State, a" there is inserted “ general or ”.
(3)In subsection (5) of section 179 (reference of applications to regional planning authority), for the words “23(1)(f) and (h), 24(2B), (2C), (2D) and (4)" there is substituted “ 23, 24 ”.