The Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2008

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 411 (C. 32)

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING

The Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2008

Made

11th December 2008

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59(2) of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006(1).

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2008.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006.

Commencement

2.—(1) Section 52(1) of the Act (regulations in connection with inquiries) comes into force on 12th December 2008.

(2) The provisions of the Act specified in paragraph (3) to the extent not already in force come into force on 12th December 2008 only for the purpose of enabling orders or regulations to be made.

(3) The provisions are–

(a) Part 3 (Development Management);

(b) Part 4 (Enforcement); and

(c) section 54(17) (further amendment of the principal Act).

STEWART STEVENSON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

11th December 2008

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings section 52(1) of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (“the Act”) into force on 12th December 2008 and Parts 3 and 4 and section 54(17) of the Act into force on that date only for the purposes of enabling orders or regulations to be made.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order.

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.S.I. No.
Sections 3, 33 to 49 and 54 (partially)	6th February 2007	S.S.I. 2007/49
Sections 57 and 58	6th February 2007	S.S.I. 2007/49
Section 16(a)	1st March 2007	S.S.I. 2007/130
Sections 1, 3(1)(a), (c), (d) and (e) and (4), 4, 12(a)(iii) and (iv), 18, 27, 28(1)(a), (b) and (c), 32, 33 to 49 (Part 9), 51, 54(1), (2), (11)(b)(i) and (iii), 16(d) and (e) and 17(a)(ii) and (iii), 55(1) and (3)	1st April 2007	S.S.I. 2007/130
Sections 50, 54(17)(a)(i), 56 and the schedule (partially)	1st April 2007	S.S.I. 2007/130
Sections 2 and 54(16)(b)(i), (c) and (f) (for the purposes only of enabling orders or regulations to be made and directions or guidance to be issued)	19th May 2008	S.S.I. 2008/164
Section 55(2)	1st June 2008	S.S.I. 2008/191
Sections 2 and 54(17)(a)(i) (partially)	25th June 2008	S.S.I. 2008/164

(1)

2006 asp 17.