# The Town and Country Planning (Development Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2023, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation

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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Development Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 19 May 2023.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997,
“local development plan area” means the area of land to which a proposed local development plan relates.
(3) Any requirement that a form must be as set out in a specified schedule is to be construed as meaning a form as so specified or a form substantially to the like effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2023/101/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-development-planning-scotland-regulations-2023/regulation-1
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