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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Emergency Period and Extended Period) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 30 March 2021.
(2) In these Regulations—
 “the Act” means the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, and
 “the Listed Buildings Act” means the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.
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(1) In the definition of “emergency period” in section 58(3C) (duration of planning permission) of the Act, for “31 March 2021” substitute “30 September 2021”.
(2) In the definition of “emergency period” in section 59(8C) (planning permission in principle) of the Act, for “31 March 2021” substitute “30 September 2021”.
(3) In the definition of “emergency period” in section 16(6) (duration of listed building consent) of the Listed Buildings Act, for “31 March 2021” substitute “30 September 2021”.
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(1) In the definition of “extended period” in section 58(3C) of the Act for “30 September 2021” substitute 31 March 2022.
(2) In the definition of “extended period” in section 59(8C) of the Act for “30 September 2021” substitute “31 March 2022”.
(3) In the definition of “extended period” in section 16(6) of the Listed Buildings Act for “30 September 2021” substitute “31 March 2022”.
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(1) The provisions of sections 58 and 59 of the Act continue to have effect in relation to a relevant planning permission as they have effect immediately before the relevant date subject to the modifications specified in paragraph (2).
(2) The modifications are—
(a) section 58 of the Act is to have effect as if only subsections (3B) and (3C), as set out in paragraph 9 of schedule 7 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, were inserted after section 58(3A) and subsections (3D) and (3E), as set out in that paragraph, were omitted,
(b) section 59 of the Act is to have effect as if only subsections (8A) and (8B), as set out in paragraph 10 of schedule 7 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, were inserted after section 58(3A), and subsections (8D) and (8E), as set out in that paragraph, were omitted.
(3) In this regulation—
 “relevant date” means the date on which the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 expires in accordance with section 12 of that Act,
 “relevant planning permission” means—
(a) in relation to section 58 of the Act, planning permission granted or deemed to have been granted before 30 September 2021, and
(b) in relation to section 59 of the Act, planning permission in principle granted before 30 September 2021.
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(1) The provisions of section 16(5) and (6) of the Listed Buildings Act continue to have effect in relation to a relevant listed building consent as they had effect immediately before that date.
(2) In this regulation—
 “relevant date” means the date on which the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020 expires in accordance with section 9 of that Act,
 “relevant listed building consent” means listed building consent granted before 30 September 2021.
AILEEN CAMPBELL
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
22nd February 2021