(1)In the Local Government Act 2000, omit section 4 (which requires local authorities in England to prepare sustainable community strategies).
(2)In consequence of subsection (1), omit the following provisions—
(a)in that Act of 2000, section 4A;
(b)in the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, section 19(2)(f) and (g) and (7);
(c)in the Sustainable Communities Act 2007, section 7;
(d)in the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, sections 78, 106(2)(c)(i), 111(4)(c)(i) and 114;
(e)in the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, section 126;
(f)in the Child Poverty Act 2010, section 24;
(g)in the Equality Act 2010, section 1(4) and (5);
(h)in the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009, in Schedule 2, paragraph 3.