# The Town and Country Planning (Electronic Communications) (Scotland) Order 2004, Article 6: Insertion of definitions and interpretation provisions


(1) Section 277 of the 1997 Act (interpretation) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), insert the following definitions:–
““address”, in relation to electronic communications, means any number or address used for the purposes of such communications;
“electronic communication” has the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act 2000 (c. 7);”.
(3) After subsection (4), insert–
“(4A) Where an electronic communication is used for the purpose of serving on, or giving to, a person any notice or other document for the purposes of this Act, and the communication is received by that person–
(a) at any time before the end of a day which is a working day, it shall be deemed to have been received on that day; or
(b) at any time during a day which is not a working day, it shall be deemed to be received on the next working day,
and in this subsection “working day” means a day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, a bank holiday in Scotland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning or any other day which is a local or public holiday in an area in which the electronic communication is received.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/332/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-electronic-communications-scotland-order-2004/article-6
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