Provisions of the Act | Subject Matter | Purpose | Date in force |
Section 1 | National Planning Framework | | 1 April 2007 |
Section 3(1)(a), (c), (d) and (e) and (4) | Meaning of "development" | | 1 April 2007 |
Section 3 (1)(b),(2) and (3) | Meaning of "development" | Only for purpose of enabling provision to be made by order, directions or regulations. | 6 February 2007 |
Section 4 | Marine fish farms | | 1 April 2007 |
Section 12(a)(iii) and (iv) | Public availability of information as to how planning applications have been dealt with | Introduces requirement to keep information on "urgent applications" made directly to Ministers on the planning register | 1 April 2007 |
Section 16(a) | Manner in which planning applications are dealt with etc. | | 1 March 2007 |
Section 18 | Call-in of applications by Scottish Ministers | | 1 April 2007 |
Section 27 | Enforcement charters | | 1 April 2007 |
Section 28(1)(a), (b) and (c) | Tree preservation orders | | 1 April 2007 |
Section 32 | Grants for advice and assistance | | 1 April 2007 |
Sections 33 to 49 (Part 9) | Business Improvement Districts | | 1 April 2007 |
Section 50 | National Scenic Areas | Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made and guidance to be issued | 1 April 2007 |
Section 51 | Equal opportunities | | 1 April 2007 |
Section 54 (16)(a) | Further amendment of the principal Act | Section 54 is commenced only for the purpose of bringing into force the amendment to section 275 of the principal Act made by section 54(16)(a).. | 6 February 2007 |
Section 54(1), (2), (11)(b)(i) and (iii), (16)(d) and (e) and (17)(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) | Further amendment of the principal Act | Section 54(17)(a)(i) is commenced only for the purpose of inserting the definitions of "national developments" and "National Planning Framework" into section 277(1) of the principal Act. | 1 April 2007 |
Section 55(1) and (3) | Further amendment of the listed buildings Act | | 1 April 2007 |
Section 56 and the schedule | Repeals | Only for the purpose of the repeal of- (i) section 263 of and Part 2 of Schedule 18 to the principal Act; and (ii) the provisions of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 specified in the schedule. | 1 April 2007 |
Section 57 | Interpretation | | 6 February 2007 |
Section 58 | Supplementary and consequential provision | | 6 February 2007 |