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Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (repealed 27.5.1997)

1972 CHAPTER 52

Status: Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (repealed 27.5.1997) is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (1972/52)

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footnote	commentary	related provisions	insert/omit
C1	Act applied (with modifications) (25.7.2003 for specified purposes, 29.12.2003 in so far as not already in force) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21) , s. 411(2) , Sch. 4 para. 9(2) (with Sch. 18 ); S.I. 2003/1900 , arts. 1(2) , 2(1) , Sch. 1 (with art. 3 ) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3142 , art. 1(3)); S.I. 2003/3142 , art. 3(2) (with art. 11 )
C2	Act applied (with modifications) by S.I. 1984/467, reg. 26A (as inserted (30.6.2014) by The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/139) , regs. 1(1) , 2(2) (with reg. 3 ))
F1	Act repealed (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11 , ss. 3 , 6(2) , Sch. 1 Pt. I (with s. 5 , Sch. 3 )	this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	repealed

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Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (repealed 27.5.1997)	1972 c. 52	s. 253(7)	applied by 1980 c. 45, s. 110A(8) (as inserted)	Environment Act 1995	1995 c. 25	Sch. 21 Pt. 2 para. 5	Not yet

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