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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Changing Places Toilet Facilities) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 18 May 2020.
(2) In these Regulations “the Act” means the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.
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(1) Section 41B of the Act is amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In subsection (2)—
(a) in paragraph (d) omit “the gross floor space of which is or exceeds 10,000 square metres”,
(b) after paragraph (h) insert—“
(i) as a conference or exhibition centre,
(j) as a restaurant or cafe,
(k) as a public house or nightclub.”.
(3) In subsection (3)—
(a) in paragraph (b) omit “centrally-placed”,
(b) for paragraphs (d)(iii) and (iv) substitute—“
(iii) a height adjustable wash hand basin,
(iv) grab rails to assist in the use of the toilet facility,”,
(c) in paragraph (v) after “shelf” insert “or other surface”,
(d) after paragraph (v) insert—“
(vi) a call assistance system.”.
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(1) The requirements of section 41B(1) of the Act do not apply unless the relevant part of the building, structure or erection which is the subject of the application for planning permission—
(a) has a floor area of more than 5,000 square metres, or
(b) can be used for specified purposes by more than 1,000 people at a single time.
(2) In this regulation—
 “relevant part” means—
(a) if the whole building, structure or erection is to be used for specified purposes, the whole building, structure or erection,
(b) if the whole building, structure or erection is not to be used for specified purposes, only such part or parts of the building, structure or erection which are to be used for specified purposes,
 “specified purposes” means one or more of the purposes specified in section 41B(2) of the Act,
 “floor area” means the total floor space in a building taking each floor into account but excluding any area where the headroom measures less than 1.5 metres.
AILEEN CAMPBELL
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
5th May 2020