Scottish Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 303 (C. 24)

Infrastructure Planning

Town And Country Planning

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

Made

30th October 2013

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

1st November 2013

Coming into force

1st December 2013

Citation and commencement

1.  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 day

2.  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 MACKAY

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

30th October 2013

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 2013S.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 2013S.I. 2013/1488

Sections 8, 22, 23, 24 and 27 and

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

25th June 2013S.I.2013/1124
Sections 13 and 15 (for limited purposes)25th June 2013S.I. 2013/1488
Section 13 and 151st October 2013S.I. 2013/1766
Section 141st October 2013S.I. 2013/1488
Section 20 (for limited purposes)19th June 2013S.I. 2013/1488
Section 20 (in relation to England and Wales) and section 21(1) to (3)31st July 2013S.I. 2013/1488
Section 20 (in relation to Scotland)1st December 2013S.I. 2013/1488
Section 281st October 2013S.I. 2013/2143
Section 311st September 2013S.I. 2013/1766