The Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances Inquiry Session Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2015

Made: 4th June 2015

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 8th June 2015

Coming into force: 14th September 2015

The Scottish Ministers make the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992[^f00001] and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement

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These Rules may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances Inquiry Session Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2015 and come into force on 14th September 2015.

Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances Inquiry Session Procedure) (Scotland) Rules 2015

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• (1) The Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances Inquiry Session Procedure) (Scotland) Rules 2015[^f00002] are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

• (2) In rule 4(1) (notice of inquiry session and specified matters) omit “must be given”.

• (3) In the Schedule (closed evidence)—

• (a) in paragraph 3, for “is restricted” substitute “are restricted”; and

• (b) in paragraph 10(1), in the definition of “appointed representative” after “(who is also a specified person)” insert “appointed”.

Signed

ALEX NEIL — A member of the Scottish Government — 4th June 2015

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Rules correct minor errors in the Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances Inquiry Session Procedure) (Scotland) Rules 2015.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1992 c.53. Section 9 was relevantly amended by S.I. 2013/2042. The functions of the Lord Advocate were transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 1999/678. The functions of the Secretary of State, in or as regards Scotland, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

[^f00002]: S.S.I. 2015/182.