The Town and Country Planning (Electronic Communications) (Scotland) Order 2004

Insertion of definitions and interpretation provisions

6.—(1) Section 277 of the 1997 Act (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), insert the following definitions:–

““address”, in relation to electronic communications, means any number or address used for the purposes of such communications;

“electronic communication” has the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act 2000 (c. 7);”.

(3) After subsection (4), insert–

“(4A) Where an electronic communication is used for the purpose of serving on, or giving to, a person any notice or other document for the purposes of this Act, and the communication is received by that person–

(a) at any time before the end of a day which is a working day, it shall be deemed to have been received on that day; or

(b) at any time during a day which is not a working day, it shall be deemed to be received on the next working day,

and in this subsection “working day” means a day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, a bank holiday in Scotland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(1), a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning or any other day which is a local or public holiday in an area in which the electronic communication is received.”.

(1)

1971 c. 80.