Explanatory Notes

Planning (Scotland) Act 2019

2019 asp 13

25 July 2019

Overview of the Act

PART 3 – DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT

Applications

Section 20: Regulations about procedure for certain applications

147.Section 20 of the Act replaces subsection (3) of section 42 (determination of applications to develop land without compliance with conditions previously attached) of the 1997 Act – see paragraph 172 below. Subsection (3) currently allows special provision to be made in a development order about the procedure to be followed in an application under section 42 of the 1997 Act. The revised text allows for such provision to also be made in regulations.