Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (Development Planning) (Saving, Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 and comes into force on 28th February 2009.

In this Order–

• “the Act” means the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997^f1;

• “the 2006 Act” means the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006;

• “the 1983 Regulations” means the Town and Country Planning (Structure and Local Plans) (Scotland) Regulations 1983^f2;

• “the 1994 Regulations” means the Conservation (National Habitats &c.) Regulation 1994^f3;

• “the 1995 Order” means the Designation of Structure Plan Areas (Scotland) Order 1995^f4;

• “the relevant date” means the date on which section 2 of the 2006 Act comes into force for all purposes;

• “structure plan” and “local plan” have the same meaning as in the Act as it has effect immediately before the relevant date, and references to–

  1. (a)

     a structure plan include references to a proposal for the alteration or repeal and replacement of a structure plan; and

  2. (b)

     a local plan include references to a proposal to alter, repeal or replace a local plan,

• within the meaning of the Act as it has effect immediately before the relevant date.