http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2019/314/madeThe Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2019enKing's Printer for Scotland2019-10-04TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING These Regulations bring sections 1, 2 and 10 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (“the Act”) into force on 8 November 2019 for all purposes and sections 3, 5, 7, 11, 14 and 62 and paragraph 9 of schedule 2 of the Act into force on that date for the limited purposes of enabling regulations to be made and guidance to be issued, varied, published and revoked. 2019 No. 314 (C. 15) Town And Country Planning The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2019 Made 3rd October 2019 Laid before the Scottish Parliament 7th October 2019 Coming into force 8th November 2019 The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 63(2) and (3) of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019. Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 8 November 2019. 2 In these Regulations— “the Act” means the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019, and “the 1997 Act” means the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. Appointed day 2 1 Subject to paragraph (2), the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule (the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that table) is 8 November 2019. 2 Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of that table in relation to any provision specified in column 1, that provision comes into force on 8 November 2019 only for that purpose. KEVIN STEWART Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
3rd October 2019 SCHEDULE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 8TH<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>NOVEMBER 2019 Regulation 2
Column 1 Provisions of the Act Column 2 Subject Matter Column 3 Purpose
Section 1Purpose of planning
Section 2National Planning Framework
Section 3Open space strategyFor the purpose of making regulations under section 3G(5) of the 1997 Act
Section 5Strategic development: regional spatial strategiesFor the purpose of issuing, varying, publishing and revoking guidance under section 4ZE of the 1997 Act
Section 7Local development plansFor the purpose of—
making regulations under sections 16B, 16D, 18, 19, 20A of the 1997 Act, and issuing, varying, publishing and revoking guidance under section 16C of the 1997 Act
Section 10Key agencies
Section 11Delivery programmesFor the purpose of making regulations under section 21(7) of the 1997 Act
Section 14Local place plansFor the purpose of making regulations under schedule 19 of the 1997 Act
Section 62 and paragraph 9 of schedule 2Minor and consequential amendments and repealsFor the purpose of making regulations under section 3G(5)(b) of the 1997 Act
EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring sections 1, 2 and 10 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (“the Act”) into force on 8 November 2019 for all purposes and sections 3, 5, 7, 11, 14 and 62 and paragraph 9 of schedule 2 of the Act into force on that date for the limited purposes of enabling regulations to be made and guidance to be issued, varied, published and revoked.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 25 July 2019. Sections 58 to 61, 63 and 64 came into force on the following day.

 2019 asp 13. 1997 c.8. Section 3G is inserted into the 1997 Act by section 3 of the Act. Sections 4ZA to 4ZE are inserted into the 1997 Act by section 5 of the Act. Sections 16B, 16C and 16D are inserted into the 1997 Act by section 7(6) of the Act and sections 18, 19 and 20A of the 1997 Act are amended by section 7(8), (9) and (13) of the Act. Section 21 is amended by section 11 of the Act. Schedule 19 is inserted into the 1997 Act by section 14(7) of the Act.