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Responsibility for the planning system in Scotland is shared between the Scottish Government and Local government in Scotland. Any new construction project, or projects that will alter the use, appearance, and other changes to the use of land of buildings in Scotland, is subject to planning permission under Scots law .
In 2009 Lord Gill, the Lord Justice Clerk, delivered his Scottish Civil Courts Review which was heralded as the "most far-reaching reform of Scotland's civil justice system in nearly two centuries". [5] Among his 206 proposals were: [5] a major shift of work from the Court of Session to sheriff courts,
The Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning is a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet . [ 1 ] The minister supports the Cabinet Secretary for Finance , who has overall responsible for the portfolio.
The current law on common good law is found in various statutes including: the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947, the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994, the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 and common law decisions. Property can be inalienable or alienable depending on the nature of ...
The Kenyan Small Claims Court was established in 2016 (formally launched on 26 April 2021 at Milimani Law Courts) under section 4 of the Small Claim Act No.2 of 2016. This court is a subordinate court as per Article 169(1) (d) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and its geographical jurisdiction covers sub-counties or any other units of ...
The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 is one of the main statutes dealing with planning law in Scotland. Under part VIII, the 1997 act allows land to be compulsory or voluntarily purchased for planning purposes. [ 22 ]
The term 'town planning' first appeared in 1906 and was first used in British legislation in 1909. [1]: 1 The roots of the UK town and country planning system as it emerged in the immediate post-war years lay in concerns developed over the previous half century in response to industrialisation and urbanisation.
The United Kingdom, judicially, consists of three jurisdictions: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. [4] There are important differences among Scots law, English law and Northern Irish law in areas such as property law, criminal law, trust law, [8] inheritance law, evidence law and family law while there are greater similarities in areas of UK-wide interest such as commercial ...