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Statutory Instruments

1991 No. 2728 (c. 84)

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, ENGLAND AND WALES

ACQUISITION OF LAND

The Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1991

Made

21st November 1991

The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 84(2) and (3) of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991(1) and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1991.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(2);

“the 1991 Act” means the Planning and Compensation Act 1991.

Provisions coming into force for certain purposes on 25th November 1991

2.  So much of the following provisions of the 1991 Act as enables provision to be made by rules of court, confers on the Secretary of State a power or imposes on him a duty to make or to make provision by development order or other order or regulations or to give or revoke directions, or makes provision with respect to the exercise of any such power or performance of any such duty, shall come into force on 25th November 1991:

Provisions coming into force on 2nd January 1992

3.  Subject to article 4 the following provisions of the 1991 Act shall come into force on 2nd January 1992—

Limitation on commencement of section 30

4.  Section 30 shall not have effect so far as it applies to any inquiry or hearing occasioned by an application referred to the Secretary of State or an appeal made to him before 2nd January 1992, or by an order or notice submitted or sent to the Secretary of State before that date for his conformation or approval.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment

G. S. K. Young

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment

20th November 1991

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

21st November 1991

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991.

Article 2 of this Order brings into force on 25th November 1991 a number of provisions of the 1991 Act for the limited purposes specified in that article.

Article 3 of this Order brings into force on 2nd January 1992 the following provisions of the 1991 Act—

Article 4 limits the commencement of section 30 of the 1991 Act.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
s.6(6) (England and Wales)13th October 19911991/2272
s.12(1) (partially) (England and Wales)
s.12(2), (3) (England and Wales)25th October 19911991/2272
s.15 (England and Wales)
ss.17 and 18 (England and Wales)
ss.21 and 22 (England and Wales)
s.25 (partially) (England and Wales)
s.26 (England and Wales)
s.29 (England and Wales)
s.31 (so far as not already in force) (England and Wales)
s.32 (partially) (England and Wales)25th September 19911991/2067
s.32 (partially) (England and Wales)
ss.47 and 48 (Scotland)25th September 19911991/2092
s.50 (Scotland)
s.57 (partially) (Scotland)
s.60 (so far as not already in force) (Scotland)
s.61 (partially) (Scotland)25th October 19911991/2272
s.61 (partially) (Scotland)13th October 19911991/2272
ss.62 to 69 (England and Wales)
s.70 (partially) (England and Wales)25th September 19911991/2067
ss.71 to 79 (Scotland)25th September 19911991/2092
s.80 (partially) (England and Wales)25th September 19911991/2067
s.80 (partially) (Scotland)25th September 19911991/2092
s.81 (England and Wales)25th September 19911991/2067
s.83 (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)25th October 19911991/2272
s.84(6) (partially) (England and Wales)25th September 19911991/2067
s.84(6) (partially) (Scotland)25th Septmeber 19911991/2092
Schs, 1 and 2 (England and Wales)
Sch. 3 (partially) (England and Wales)
Sch. 6 (so far as not already in force) (England and Wales)
Sch. 7 (partially) (England and Wales)25th September 19911991/2067
Sch. 7 (partially) (England and Wales)25th October 19911991/2272
Sch. 10 (partially) (Scotland)
Sch. 12 (Scotland)
Sch. 13 (partially) (Scotland)25th September 19911991/2092
Sch. 13 (partially) (Scotland)13th October 19911991/2272
Sch. 14 (England and Wales)
Sch. 15 (partially) (England and Wales)25th September 19911991/2067
Schs. 16 and 17 (Scotland)25th September 19911991/2092
Sch. 18 (partially) (England and Wales)25th September 19911991/2067
Sch. 18 (partially) (Scotland)25th September 19911991/2092
Sch. 19 (partially) (England, Wales and Scotland)25th September 19911991/2067
Sch. 19 (partially) (Scotland)25th September 19911991/2092