Preparation of local development plans where no strategic development plan approved7.
Where a planning authority prepare a local development plan or two or more planning authorities prepare a joint local development plan and–
(a)
the land to which the proposed local development plan relates is within a strategic development plan area; and
(b)
a strategic development plan has not been approved by the Scottish Ministers for that area,
section 16(6) of the Act (as it has effect on the relevant date) is to have effect as if the reference to the strategic development plan is a reference to the structure plan for the land to which the local development plan relates.