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Planning Act 2008

Planning Act 2008

2008 CHAPTER 29

Commentary

Part 10: Wales

Section 203: Power to make provision in relation to Wales

327.Section 203(1) confers on the Welsh Ministers the power to make an order giving effect in Wales to certain reforms to the land use planning system provided for in Part 9 which would otherwise have effect only in England. Subsection (2) lists the relevant reforms. Subsection (4) allows the Welsh Ministers to make an order reversing the effect of an order made under subsection (1). Subsections (7) and (9) require orders under section 203 to be made by statutory instrument and to be subject to the affirmative resolution procedure of the National Assembly for Wales.

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