The Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1994

• Citation: S.I. 1994/2585
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1994 and shall come into force on 31st October 1994.

(2) In this Order “the 1992 Order ” means the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Scotland) Order 1992( ).

Section 2 Consultation before grant of planning permission

In article 15(1)(b) of the 1992 Order (consultations before grant of planning permission), for “British Coal Corporation” in each place where it appears there shall be substituted “Coal Authority”.

Section 3 Transitional and saving

Any area of coal working or former or proposed coal working which has been notified, before the date of the coming into force of this Order, by the British Coal Corporation for purposes of article 15(1)(b) of the 1992 Order shall be treated as having been notified on or after that date by the Coal Authority for those purposes and, in relation to a particular application for planning permission made before that date, the planning authority are not required to consult the Coal Authority if they have already consulted the British Coal Corporation.