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The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 15) Regulations 2026

S.S.I. 2026/280 · Made 1 October 2026

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Town And Country Planning

Made 1st October 2026

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 5th October 2026

Coming into force 2nd November 2026

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 63(2) of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019f1.

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Footnotes

f1

2019 asp 13.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 15) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 2 November 2026.

(2)

In these Regulations “the Act” means the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019.

2Appointed day

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the day appointed for the coming into force of section 45 (power to impose training requirements: planning authorities) of the Act is 2 November 2026.

(2)

Section 45 of the Act comes into force on 2 November 2026 only for the purposes of enabling regulations to be made under that section.

Signature

HANNAH MARY GOODLAD

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

1st October 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring section 45 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (“the Act”) into force on 2 November 2026 for the purpose of making regulations under that section.

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.