Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, Section 70 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The Ministers may constitute a Joint Planning Inquiry Commission to inquire into and report on any matter referred to them under subsection (2).
(2)The matters that may be referred to a Joint Planning Inquiry Commission are the matters which may, under section 101 of the M1Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or section 69 of this Act, be referred to a Planning Inquiry Commission but which appear to the Ministers to involve considerations affecting both Scotland and England.
(3)In subsections (1) and (2) “the Ministers” means the Secretaries of State for the time being having general responsibility in planning matters in relation to Scotland and in relation to England acting jointly.
(4)Schedule 7, which contains further provisions as to Joint Planning Inquiry Commissions, shall have effect.
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