The Town and Country Planning (Amount of Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Regulations 2009

Made12th February 2009

Coming into force3rd August 2009

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 136A(4) and 145A(4) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 19971 and of all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 275(7B) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Amount of Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 3rd August 2009.

(2)

In these Regulations “the Act” means the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.

Amount of fixed penalty2.

The amount prescribed for the purposes of–

(a)

section 136A(4) of the Act is £2,000; and

(b)

section 145A(4) of the Act is £300.

STEWART STEVENSON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

12th February 2009

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe the amount of the penalty payable under a fixed penalty notice served under section 136A(1) or 145A(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.