(1)The Scottish Ministers and planning authorities must perform their functions under this Act in a manner which encourages equal opportunities and in particular the observance of the equal opportunity requirements.
(2) “ Equal opportunities ” and “ equal opportunity requirements ” have the same meanings in this section as they have in Section L2 of Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). ]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 270B inserted (1.4.2007) by Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 17), ss. 51, 59(2); S.S.I. 2007/130, art. 2(2), sch.