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The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (Scotland) Regulations 1984

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Definition of areas of special controlS

8.—(1) Every planning authority shall from time to time consider whether any part, or additional part, of their district should be defined as an area of special control and whether any order made by them under this regulation should be modified or revoked.

(2) In the selection of areas under this regulation, a planning authority shall consult—

(a)with any other planning authority whose district or any part thereof appears to them likely to be affected by the proposed order, and

(b)in the case of a general planning authority, with any district council whose district or part thereof appears to them likely to be affected by the proposed order.

(3) An area of special control shall be defined by an order made by the planning authority and approved by the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 2 and any such order may be revoked or varied by a subsequent order so made and approved.

(4) A planning authority shall exercise their functions under this regulation only in the interests of amenity and for this purpose shall have regard to the general characteristics of their area, including the presence therein of any feature of historic, architectural or cultural interest.

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I1Reg. 8 in force at 2.5.1984, see reg. 1

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