The Regional Strategy for Yorkshire and Humber (Partial Revocation) Order 2013

Partial revocation of Regional Strategy

2.—(1) The Regional Strategy for Yorkshire and Humber comprises—

(a) the regional spatial strategy for the region (“the RSS”)(1); and

(b) the regional economic strategy for the region (“the RES”)(2).

(2) The Regional Strategy for Yorkshire and Humber is revoked except for—

(a) the policies of the RSS set out in the Schedule to this Order (“the RSS York Green Belt policies”); and

(b) the Key Diagram of the RSS insofar as it illustrates the RSS York Green Belt policies and the general extent of the Green Belt around the City of York.

(1)

The Yorkshire and Humber Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2026, published in May 2008 as required by section 1 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c.5). Under Part 5 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c.20), section 1 of the 2004 Act was repealed and the RSS became part of the regional strategy for the region from 1st April 2010. Part 5 of the 2009 Act is partially amended and partially repealed by sections 109 and 237 of, and paragraphs 18 and 19 of Schedule 8 and Part 16 of Schedule 25 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c.20). These amendments and repeals took effect on 15th November 2011, except for the repeal of sections 70(5), 82(1) and (2) which will be commenced on a day to be appointed. Section 83 of the 2009 Act was repealed by section 30(3) of, and Schedule 6 to, the Public Bodies Act 2011 (c.24).

(2)

The Regional Economic Strategy for Yorkshire & Humber 2006-2015, published in 2006 by Yorkshire Forward, the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Development Agency, as required by section 7 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 (c.45). Section 7 of the 1998 Act was substituted by section 83 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c.20) and is repealed by section 109(7) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to, the Localism Act 2011(c.20) on a day to be appointed. Under Part 5 of the 2009 Act, the RES became part of the regional strategy for the region from 1st April 2010. Part 5 of the 2009 Act is partially amended and partially repealed as set out at (b) above.