Section 3AA Duty to review the National Planning FrameworkF1F2
The Scottish Ministers are to keep the National Planning Framework under review.
Without limit to subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers are to—
review the framework no later than 23 June 2024 (being 10 years from the date on which the framework was last published before this section came into force), and
thereafter, review the framework at least once in every period of 10 years beginning with the most recent date on which—
a revised framework prepared under subsection (3)(a) was adopted and published under section 3CA, or
an explanation was published under subsection (3)(b) of this section.
Following such a review, the Scottish Ministers are to—
prepare a revised framework, or
publish an explanation of why they have decided not to revise it.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Pt. 1A inserted (1.4.2007) by Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 17), ss. 1, 59(2); S.S.I. 2007/130, art. 2(2), sch.
- F2
Ss. 3AA-3AC inserted (8.11.2019) by Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 13), ss. 2(11), 63(2); S.S.I. 2019/314, reg. 2, sch