Section 29 Call-in of applications by Scottish Ministers: further provisionI1

The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 is amended as follows.

After section 46 insert—

“Call-in of applications by Scottish Ministers: further provision

46A

(1)

The Scottish Ministers must lay before the Scottish Parliament and publish, in such manner as they consider appropriate, a statement setting out the circumstances in which they consider it appropriate to give directions as mentioned in section 46(1).

(2)

The Scottish Ministers may from time to time publish a revised or replacement statement under subsection (1).”.