(1) The Scottish Ministers may give a planning authority a direction—
(a) about how the authority are to formulate their procedures for carrying out their functions under this schedule,
(b) requiring that the authority provide the Scottish Ministers with information specified in the direction.
(2) A planning authority must comply with any direction given under sub-paragraph (1).
(3) Information may not be specified under sub-paragraph (1)(b) unless it is information that the Scottish Ministers require for carrying out their functions under this schedule.
(1) The Scottish Ministers may make regulations about—
(a) the form and content of schemes, and
(b) the procedure to be followed in connection with making and altering schemes.
(2) Regulations under this paragraph may in particular—
(a) provide for the publicity to be given to—
(i) matters included, or proposed for inclusion in, a scheme,
(ii) the making or alteration of a scheme,
(iii) any procedural step in relation to the making or alteration of a scheme,
(b) make provision with respect to the making and consideration of representations concerning—
(i) whether a scheme should be made,
(ii) what should be included in a scheme,
(c) require, or authorise, consultation with persons identified in the regulations (by name or description) prior to the taking of steps in the process of making or altering a scheme,
(d) require a planning authority, in circumstances prescribed in the regulations, to give anyone who requests them copies of documents which have been made public,
(e) allow a planning authority to impose a reasonable charge on anyone given a copy of a document in accordance with provision made by virtue of paragraph (d),
(f) provide for the publication and inspection of—
(i) any scheme which has been made, or
(ii) a document setting out alterations that have been, or are to be, made to a scheme,
(g) provide for the sale of copies of—
(i) schemes, and
(ii) any document that sets out alterations that have been, or are to be, made to a scheme.
