# Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, Paragraph 14


(1) For the purposes of this Chapter, a call-in direction is a direction given to a planning authority by the Scottish Ministers in relation to the authority's proposals for making or altering a scheme.
(2) A call-in direction may be given in relation to an authority's proposals at any time prior to the authority making the proposed scheme or alteration (whether in the terms proposed or otherwise).
(3) Once a planning authority have been given a call-in direction, the authority—
(a) may not make the proposed scheme or alteration (whether in the terms proposed or otherwise), and
(b) must not begin, or as the case may be proceed with, any hearings in relation to the proposals that would (but for this paragraph) be required by regulations under paragraph 11(1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/8/schedule/5A/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-scotland-act-1997/schedule-5A/paragraph-14
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