This Act may be cited as the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982.

Subject to section 55(2) of this Act, this Act (except this section) shall come into operation on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed under this subsection for different provisions of this Act or for different purposes, or for the purposes of the same provision in relation to different cases.

This Act extends to Scotland only.