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(1) This Order may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Saving Provision) (Scotland) Order 2016 and comes into force on 10thFebruary 2017.
(2) In this Order—
 “the Permitted Development Order” means the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992; and
 “the Use Classes Order” means the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997.
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(1) The Permitted Development Order is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) In Part 3 (changes of use) of schedule 1, after sub-paragraph (2) of class 13 insert—“
Class 13A. 

(a) class 1 (shops); or
(b) class 2 (financial, professional and other services)from a use as a betting office or pay day loan shop.”.
(3) In the interpretation section of Part 3—
(a) after “For the purposes of Part 3—” insert—“
 “pay day loan shop” has the meaning given in article 3(6) of the Use Classes Order”;
(b) for “and “Class 13”” substitute “, “Class 13” and “Class 13A””; and
(c) for “four” substitute “five”.
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(1) The Use Classes Order is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) In article 3(5) (exclusion from use classes)—
(a) omit “or” occurring after sub-paragraph (i); and
(b) after sub-paragraph (k) insert—“
(l) as a betting office; or
(m) as a pay day loan shop.”.
(3) After article 3(5), insert—“
(6) In this article—
 “high-cost short-term credit” has the meaning given in the edition of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Handbook which came into effect on 1st April 2014 (following an amendment by the Authority in the Consumer Credit (Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Instrument 2014); and
 “pay day loan shop” means premises—
(a) from which high-cost short-term credit is provided principally to visiting members of the public and includes premises from which such credit is provided in addition to other financial or professional services; and
(b) which, but for provision made in this article, would fall within class 2 (financial, professional and other services) of the schedule of this Order.”.
(4) In the schedule (use classes), in sub-paragraph (c) of class 2 (financial, professional and other services) omit “(including use as a betting office)”.
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(1) The Use Classes Order continues to have effect, in respect of a change of use of a building to use as a betting office, as if it had not been amended by this Order if—
(a) such change of use occurs before 10th February 2020; and
(b) at the time that such change of use occurs the building is authorised to be used for the provision of facilities for betting by a betting premises licence, within the meaning of Part 8 of the Gambling Act 2005, issued before 10thFebruary 2017 in relation to the building.
(2) In this article, “pay day loan shop” has the meaning given in article 3(6) of the Use Classes Order.
KEVIN STEWART
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
13th December 2016