# Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, Section 278: Citation, commencement and extent.


(1) This Act may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.
(2) Except as provided in Schedule 3 to the Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1997, this Act shall come into force at the end of the period of 3 months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), this Act extends to Scotland only.
(4) Section 70 and Schedule 7 extend also to England and Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/8/section/278 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-scotland-act-1997/section-278
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