Regulation 12 Publication in accordance with section 17(6) of the ActI1
Scotland
The manner of publication prescribed for the purposes of section 17(6) of the Act is as set out in paragraph (2).
Publication is to be by–
publishing in a local newspaper circulating in the area and on the internet a notice containing the following information–
a statement that the document has been prepared and where and at what times it may be inspected;
a brief description of the content and purpose of the document;
details of how further information may be obtained regarding the document, including that it is to be published on the internet under paragraph (2)(d);
a statement that any person wishing to do so may make representations on the content of the document; and
information as to how and to whom any representations should be made and the date by which they should be made;
sending a notice containing that information to–
the key agencies;
a planning authority for the land which adjoins the local development plan area;
where the local development plan area, or any part of it, is within a strategic development plan area, the other planning authorities comprising the strategic development planning authority for that area; and
any community council any part of whose area is within the local development plan area;
making a copy of the document available for inspection at an office of the planning authority and in every public library in the local development plan area; and
publishing the document on the internet.
For the purposes of publication in accordance with the following provisions, in paragraph (2) “document” means, as the case may be–
in section 17(6) of the Act, a main issues report;
in section 18(1)(a) of the Act, a proposed local development plan; and
in section 18(5)(a) of the Act, a proposed local development plan modified under section 18(3) or (6) of the Act, as the case may be.