Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 1 December 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 19972.

Appointed day – 1 December 20192

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 1 December 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 1 December 2019 only for that purpose.

Appointed day – 1 March 20203

1

The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in paragraph (2) is 1 March 2020.

2

The provisions are—

a

section 27 (delegation of development decisions), and

b

section 30 (determination of applications: statement to accompany notification).

KEVIN STEWARTAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh