2005 No. 594

ACQUISITION OF LAND

The Town and Country Planning (Limit of Annual Value) (Scotland) Order 2005

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 100(3)(a) and 275(8) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 19971 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Limit of Annual Value) (Scotland) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 19th December 2005.

Limit of Annual Value2

The amount prescribed for the purposes of section 100(3)(a) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 is £28,000.

Revocation3

The Town and Country Planning (Limit of Annual Value) (Scotland) Order 20012 is hereby revoked.

JOHANN M LAMONTAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order prescribes £28,000 as the limit of annual value for the purposes of section 100(3)(a) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (which relates to the circumstances in which authorities may be obliged to purchase interests of owner-occupiers affected by planning proposals) and replaces the limit of £24,725 prescribed by the Town and Country Planning (Limit of Annual Value) (Scotland) Order 2001 (which is itself revoked).