{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-scotland-act-1997/section-54F",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-scotland-act-1997/section-54F.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1997/8",
  "legislation_title": "Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-scotland-act-1997",
  "path": "section/54F",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "54F",
  "heading": "Interpretation of provisions about schemes",
  "text": "(1) This section makes provision about the interpretation of sections 54B to 54E.\n(2) References to a scheme are to a masterplan consent area scheme.\n(3) References to the authorisation granted by a scheme are to be construed in accordance with section 54B(3).\n(4) References to development include any activity mentioned in section 54B(3)(b) (whether or not it otherwise falls to be regarded as development for the purposes of this Act).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 54A-54F and cross-heading inserted (5.12.2024) by Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 13), ss. 15(2), 63(2); S.S.I. 2024/252, reg. 2(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/8/section/54F",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:28:15.132338+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}