SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 Development Plans

Part III Transitional Provisions

Structure plans

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1

Where a local planning authority have, under section 32(3) of the old law, submitted to the Secretary of State copies of proposals for the alteration or repeal and replacement of a structure plan but the proposals are not approved before commencement—

a

the submission of the proposals shall on and after commencement be treated for the purposes of the new law as the sending of the copy under section 33(2)(b) of that law; and

b

any other step taken before commencement for the purpose of complying with any requirement of the old law with respect to such alteration or repeal and replacement may on and after commencement be treated as having been taken for the purpose of complying with any similar requirement imposed by or under Part II of the new law.

2

Where sub-paragraph (1) above applies the proposals may be adopted or approved under the new law as if they had been prepared after commencement.