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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-development-planning-scotland-regulations-2008/regulation-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-development-planning-scotland-regulations-2008/regulation-18.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2008/426",
  "legislation_title": "The Town and Country Planning (Development Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-development-planning-scotland-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/18",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Application and interpretation of Part 4",
  "text": "(1) Part 4 of these regulations applies to–\n(a) an examination under section 12(1) and (2) of the Act; and\n(b) an examination under section 19(3) or (4) of the Act.\n(2) In this Part of these Regulations–\n“appointed person” means, as the case may be, a person appointed by the Scottish Ministers–\n(a) under section 12(1) of the Act to examine a proposed strategic development plan; or\n(b) under section 19(3) of the Act to examine a proposed local development plan;\n“authority” means in respect of–\n(a) an examination under section 12(1) or (2) of the Act, the strategic development planning authority which submitted the proposed plan; and\n(b) an examination under section 19(3) or (4) of the Act, the planning authority which submitted the proposed plan;\n“monitoring statement” means, in relation to–\n(a) a proposed strategic development plan, a statement published in accordance with section 4(10); and\n(b) a proposed local development plan, a statement published in accordance with section 16(9);\n“plan area” means in relation to–\n(a) an examination under section 12 of the Act, the strategic development plan area for the proposed plan; and\n(b) an examination under section 19 of the Act, the area to which the proposed plan relates;\n“proposed plan” means in relation to–\n(a) an examination under section 12 of the Act, the proposed strategic development plan; and\n(b) an examination under section 19 of the Act, the proposed local development plan; and\n“unresolved representations” means–\n(a) in respect of a proposed strategic development plan, representations mentioned in section 12(1)(a) of the Act; and\n(b) in respect of a proposed local development plan, representations mentioned in section 19(2) of the Act.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 18 in force at 28.2.2009, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/426/regulation/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:04:02.356428+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}