PART 4

Other matters

Ministerial directions

Publication of directions
49
1
The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 is amended as follows.
2
After section 275A insert—

Directions
275B
1
Having given a direction in exercise of a power conferred by virtue of this Act, the Scottish Ministers are to publish—
a
the direction, and
b
their reasons for giving it.
2
Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the following—
a
a direction under section 265A,
b
a direction given before the day that section 49 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 comes into force,
c
a direction given in the form of a regulation or order (see, for example, section 173(1)).
3
In this section, “publish” includes, without prejudice to that expression's generality, publish by electronic means (as for example by means of the internet).
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S. 49 in force at 1.12.2019 by S.S.I. 2019/385, reg. 2, sch.