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Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Section 173A is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Valid from 25/11/1991
(1)The local planning authority may—
(a)withdraw an enforcement notice issued by them; or
(b)waive or relax any requirement of such a notice and, in particular, may extend any period specified in accordance with section 173(9).
(2)The powers conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised whether or not the notice has taken effect.
(3)The local planning authority shall, immediately after exercising the powers conferred by subsection (1), give notice of the exercise to every person who has been served with a copy of the enforcement notice or would, if the notice were re-issued, be served with a copy of it.
(4)The withdrawal of an enforcement notice does not affect the power of the local planning authority to issue a further enforcement notice.
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 172-173A substituted for ss. 172, 173 (25.11.1991 for certain purposes and otherwise 2.1.1992) by 1991 c. 34, s. 5(1) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2728, art.2; S.I. 1991/2905, art. 3 (subject to art. 5)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 173A applied (with modifications) (27.7.1992) by S.I. 1992/1562, reg. 2, Sch.
S. 173A: power to apply conferred (10.11.1993) by 1993 c. 28, s. 171(4)(a); S.I. 1993/2762, art. 3
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