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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 424

Town And Country Planning

The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (Ancillary Provision) Regulations 2019

Made

17th December 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 61(2)(a) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (Ancillary Provision) Regulations 2019 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

Amendment of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019

2.—(1) The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) Omit section 7(2)(e)(viii) (local development plans),

(3) In section 13 (development plan)—

(a)in subsection (2), in the inserted subsection (4)(a), for “section 3A(6) or (8)” substitute “section 3CA(7)”, and

(b)in subsection (5)(b), in the inserted paragraph (za)(i), for “section 3A(8)” substitute “section 3CA(7)”,

(4) In section 61(3) (regulation-making powers) omit “[ ],”, and

(5) In schedule 2 (minor and consequential amendments and repeals), in paragraph 4(5), in the inserted paragraph 6, for “section 3A(8)” substitute “section 3CA(7)”.

KEVIN STEWART

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

17th December 2019

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend sections 7, 13, and 61 and schedule 2 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (“the Act”). These Regulations amend minor cross-referencing and typographical errors identified in the Act.

The Bill for the 2019 Act received Royal Assent on 25 July 2019. Sections 59 and 61 came into force on the following day.