# The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2019

S.S.I. 2019/314 · made 3 October 2019

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.

Made under: Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (Section 63)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/planning-scotland-act-2019-commencement-no-1-regulations-2019/pdf/ssi_20190314_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/planning-scotland-act-2019-commencement-no-1-regulations-2019/pdf/ssipn_20190314_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Town And Country Planning
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.

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(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.

## 2 Appointed day

(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.

## Signature

KEVIN STEWART
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
3rd October 2019

## PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 8THNOVEMBER 2019

Column 1
Provisions of the Act
Column 2
Subject Matter
Column 3
Purpose
Section 1
Purpose of planning
Section 2
National Planning Framework
Section 3
Open space strategy
For the purpose of making regulations under section 3G(5) of the 1997 Act
Section 5
Strategic development: regional spatial strategies
For the purpose of issuing, varying, publishing and revoking guidance under section 4ZE of the 1997 Act
Section 7
Local development plans
For the purpose of—
(a) making regulations under sections 16B, 16D, 18, 19, 20A of the 1997 Act, and
(b) issuing, varying, publishing and revoking guidance under section 16C of the 1997 Act
Section 10
Key agencies
Section 11
Delivery programmes
For the purpose of making regulations under section 21(7) of the 1997 Act
Section 14
Local place plans
For the purpose of making regulations under schedule 19 of the 1997 Act
Section 62 and paragraph 9 of schedule 2
Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
For 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.

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