The Town and Country Planning (Structure and Local Plans) (Amendment) Regulations 1987

10.  For regulation 41 substitute—

“Alteration, repeal or replacement of local plans

41.   These Regulations apply—

(a) in relation to proposals for the alteration, repeal or replacement of a local plan as they apply to a local plan, with such modifications as are necessary, and

(b) in relation to proposals to alter, repeal or replace a local plan made in accordance with section 12A of the Act (short procedure for certain alterations etc) with the following additional modifications and provisions—

(i) any reference to a provision of section 12 or 12B(1) of the Act shall be treated as a reference to the corresponding provision of section 12A or 12B(2), as the case may be;

(ii) an explanation of the local authority’s reasons for proceeding in accordance with section 12A shall be included in the statement required to be sent to the Secretary of State by section 12B(2);

(iii) the notice to be given in Form 7 shall include an invitation to make representations about the authority’s proposals within the prescribed period and a notice in similar terms shall be given to persons who may be expected to make such representations;

(iv) the prescribed period for the purposes of section 12A(4) shall be a period of six weeks beginning with the day on which notice in Form 7 is first published in a local newspaper.”.