Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1969
1969 c.30
An Act to amend the law of Scotland relating to town and country planning, the compulsory acquisition of land and the disposal of land by public authorities; to make provision for Planning Inquiry Commissions; to make provision for grants for research relating to, and education with respect to, the planning and design of the physical environment; to extend the purposes for which Exchequer contributions may be made under the Housing and Town Development (Scotland) Act 1957; and for connected purposes.
[25th June 1969]
Parts I—III
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Part IV Acquisition and Disposal of Land
 Land acquisition by government departments and local authorities
†Repeal of existing provisions for compulsory acquisition of land.
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(b) references in any other enactment to the designation in a development plan of land as land subject to compulsory acquisition and to land so designated shall cease to have effect.
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 Compulsory purchase or appropriation of open spaces.
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(1) In paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Acquisition Act 1947 (which applies special parliamentary procedure in the case of compulsory purchase of land forming part of a common or open space, and is applied by section 39 of the Act of 1947 to appropriation of land by local authorities under that section), in sub-paragraph (1)(b) (exemption where land is required for widening of an existing highway and the Secretary of State certifies that it is unnecessary to give land in exchange), for the words “that the land is” there shall be substituted the words “that the land does not exceed 250 square yards in extent or is”.
(2) Nothing in this section applies to or affects an order made before the commencement of this section.
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Part V Buildings of Architectural or Historic Interest
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40—53. 

Miscellaneous
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Part VI
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61—97. 

 Exchequer contributions in connection with town development. 
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In section 14(1) of the Housing and Town Development (Scotland) Act 1957 (Exchequer contributions toward specified expenses incurred with town development), after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted the following paragraph:—“
(c) expenses of providing buildings and other works for social, cultural or recreational purposes.”
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Part VII General
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 Interpretation.
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(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
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 “the Acquisition Act 1947” means the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947;
 “the Act of 1947” means the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947;
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†Short title, citation and extent.
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(1) This Act may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1969.
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(3) This Act, . . .  . . . , shall extend to Scotland only.
SCHEDULES 1 - 9

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SCHEDULE 10
Transitional Provisions and Savings
Section 106.
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12—19. 
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SCHEDULE 11

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