The Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) (England) Regulations 1999

Revocation and transitional provision

45.—(1) The Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) Regulations 1991(1), the Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) (Amendment) Regulations 1997(2), and regulation 5 of the Planning (Control of Major-Accident Hazards) Regulations 1999(3) are hereby revoked, so far as they extend to England.

(2) Any step taken before commencement which has effect under any provision of the Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) Regulations 1991 shall be treated on and after commencement as having effect under any similar provision of these Regulations.

(3) A local planning authority which has made a local plan, waste local plan, minerals local plan or unitary development plan or proposals for the alteration or replacement of such a plan available for inspection in accordance with section 13(2)(a) or 40(2)(a), and has before commencement either:

(a) indicated in writing that it considers it appropriate to revise that plan or those proposals; or

(b) received from the Secretary of State written notice that, in accordance with section 16 or 40 of the 1990 Act, he has appointed a person to hold an inquiry to commence within nine months of commencement; may decide that regulation 24 shall not apply in relation to that plan or those proposals; and where a local planning authority so decide, regulation 24 shall not apply in relation to the relevant plan or proposals.

(4) A written record of any decision made pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be made available for inspection at any place at which the plan or proposals were made available for inspection.

(1)

S.I. 1991/2794.

(2)

S.I. 1997/531.

(3)

S.I. 1999/981.