2013 No. 303 (C. 24)

Infrastructure Planning
Town And Country Planning

The Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (Commencement) (Scotland) Order 2013

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 35(4) of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 20131.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (Commencement) (Scotland) Order 2013 and comes into force on 1st December 2013.

Appointed day2

The day appointed for section 21(4) to (6) of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 to come into force is 1st December 2013.

DEREK MACKAYAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings section 21(4) to (6) of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 into force on 1st December 2013.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 25th April 2013. Sections 1(1) (partially) and sections 4, 7, 9, 16, 19, 26, 32, 33, 35 and 36 and Schedules 2 and 4 came into force on that date. Sections 11, 12, 17, 18, 29 and 30 came into force on 25th June 2013.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 have been commenced or will be commenced by commencement orders made before the date of this Order.

Provision

Date of Commencement

Instrument No.

Sections 1 and Schedule 1 (for limited purposes)

9th May 2013

1st October 2013

S.I. 2013/1124

S.I 2013/2143

Section 2(1) to (6)

1st October 2013

S.I. 2013/2143

Sections 2(7), 3, 6, 10, 25(7) to (9), and

Schedule 3 and section 25(1) to (6) and (10)

25th June 2013

S.I. 2013/1488

Sections 8, 22, 23, 24 and 27 and

section 25(1) to (6) and (10) (partially)

25th June 2013

S.I.2013/1124

Sections 13 and 15 (for limited purposes)

25th June 2013

S.I. 2013/1488

Section 13 and 15

1st October 2013

S.I. 2013/1766

Section 14

1st October 2013

S.I. 2013/1488

Section 20 (for limited purposes)

19th June 2013

S.I. 2013/1488

Section 20 (in relation to England and Wales) and section 21(1) to (3)

31st July 2013

S.I. 2013/1488

Section 20 (in relation to Scotland)

1st December 2013

S.I. 2013/1488

Section 28

1st October 2013

S.I. 2013/2143

Section 31

1st September 2013

S.I. 2013/1766