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Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997

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183 Power to make different advertisement regulations for different areas.

(1) Regulations made under section 182 may make different provision with respect to different areas, and in particular may make special provision— (a) with respect to conservation areas, ... (b) with respect to areas defined for the purposes of the regulations as areas of special control, (c) with respect to masterplan consent areas. (2) An area may be defined as an area of special control if it is— (a) a rural area, or (b) an area which appears to the Secretary of State to require special protection on grounds of amenity. (3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may prohibit the display in an area of special control of all advertisements except advertisements of such classes (if any) as may be prescribed. (4) Areas of special control for the purposes of the regulations may be defined by means of orders made or approved by the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of the regulations. (5) Where the Secretary of State is authorised by the regulations to make or approve any such order as is mentioned in subsection (4), the regulations shall provide— (a) for the publication of notice of the proposed order in such manner as may be prescribed, (b) for the consideration of objections duly made to it, and (c) for the holding of such inquiries or other hearings as may be prescribed, before the order is made or approved. (6) Nothing in this section or in any such regulations shall be construed as authorising the restricting or regulation of the display of any advertisement by reason only of the subject matter or wording of it.

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183 Power to make different advertisement regulations for different areas.

(1) Regulations made under section 182 may make different provision with respect to different areas, and in particular may make special provision— (a) with respect to conservation areas, ... (b) with respect to areas defined for the purposes of the regulations as areas of special control, (c) with respect to masterplan consent areas. (2) An area may be defined as an area of special control if it is— (a) a rural area, or (b) an area which appears to the Secretary of State to require special protection on grounds of amenity. (3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may prohibit the display in an area of special control of all advertisements except advertisements of such classes (if any) as may be prescribed. (4) Areas of special control for the purposes of the regulations may be defined by means of orders made or approved by the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of the regulations. (5) Where the Secretary of State is authorised by the regulations to make or approve any such order as is mentioned in subsection (4), the regulations shall provide— (a) for the publication of notice of the proposed order in such manner as may be prescribed, (b) for the consideration of objections duly made to it, and (c) for the holding of such inquiries or other hearings as may be prescribed, before the order is made or approved. (6) Nothing in this section or in any such regulations shall be construed as authorising the restricting or regulation of the display of any advertisement by reason only of the subject matter or wording of it.

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