Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997

6 (1) In section 69 and this Schedule “the responsible Minister or Ministers” means, in relation to a matter specified in column 1 of the following Table (matters which may be referred to a Planning Inquiry Commission under section 69(2)), the Minister or Minsters specified opposite in column 2.

(2) Where an entry in column 2 of the Table specifies two or more Ministers, that entry shall be construed as referring to those Ministers acting jointly.

TABLE

Referred Matter	Responsible Minister or Ministers
1. Application for planning permission or appeal under section 47— (a) relating to land to which section 218(1) applies;	(a) the Secretary of State and the appropriate Minister (if different);
(b) relating to other land.	(b) the Secretary of State.
2. Proposal that a government department should give a direction under section 57(1) or that development should be carried out by or on behalf of a government department.	The Secretary of State and the Minister (if different) in charge of the government department concerned.