This Order makes provision consequential on section 50 of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 which inserts section 263A into the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (“the 1997 Act”).

This Order provides for modifications of the enactments specified in articles 2 to 13 so that references in those enactments to “national scenic areas” will be references to national scenic areas designated by a direction made by the Scottish Ministers under section 263A of the 1997 Act.