An innominate use provision in a planning scheme ('Any other use not in Section 1 or 3') unambiguously requires a planning permit for uses not specifically listed, and can form the basis of a criminal charge under s 126(2) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987. The principle of legality demands clarity, not necessarily specificity, and does not require that each use capable of constituting a criminal offence be individually enumerated in a planning scheme. Charges under s 126(2) need only describe the offence in the words of s 126(2) and need not refer to the innominate use provision itself.
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