Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Public Services Reform (Planning) (Local Review Procedure) (Scotland) Order 2013 and comes into force on 2nd February 2013.

Amendment of section 43A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997

2.—(1) The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997(1) is amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) In section 43A(8)(c) (local developments: schemes of delegation) after “order” insert “or within such extended period as may at any time be agreed upon in writing between the applicant and the person so appointed”.

DEREK MACKAY

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

29th January 2013