http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2023/101/regulation/21The Town and Country Planning (Development Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2023enTOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNINGStatute Law Database2025-02-04Expert Participation2024-12-05 These Regulations make provision in connection with the preparation of local development plans under Part 2 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (“the Act”). A local development plan is to be prepared by a planning authority (section 16(1) of the Act). Before preparing a proposed local development plan the planning authority must prepare an evidence report under section 16B of the Act. Part 2 of the Regulations relates to assessment of an evidence report by a person appointed by the Scottish Ministers under section 16B(8) of the Act. Regulation 4 also specifies the meaning of the term “Gypsies and Travellers” for the purposes of the preparation of an evidence report under section 16B of the Act. PART 5 21 1 The manner of publication for the purposes of section 20A(1A)(b) of the Act is as set out in paragraph (2). 2 Publication is to be by— a publishing in a local newspaper circulating in the area a notice containing the following information— i a statement that the planning authority has adopted the local development plan having made modifications to it, and ii how the report on modifications setting out the modification and the reasons for making them may be inspected, b making copies of the report on modifications available for inspection at an office of the planning authority and in every public library in the local development plan area, and c publishing the report on modifications on the internet. Reg. 21 in force at 19.5.2023, see reg. 1(1)