The Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025

Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 275(5A) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Draft Scottish Statutory Instruments

2025 No.

Town And Country Planning

The Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025

Made

2025

Coming into force

18th June 2025

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 26(6C) and (6D) and 275 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 26(6H) of that Act they have consulted every planning authority and the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency.

In accordance with section 275(5A) of that Act(2), a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

(1)

1997 c. 8. Section 275(5A) was inserted by section 24(4)(b) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 3). Section 26(6C) to (6J) were inserted by section 3(1)(e) of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 17) and section 275 was further amended by section 3(4) of that Act. Section 275 was relevantly amended by section 54(16) of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 17) and paragraph 32 of schedule 3 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

(2)

Section 275(5A) has been modified by paragraph 5 of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).