Citation and interpretation1
1
This order may be cited as the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (Commencement No. 11 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1992.
2
In this order—
“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 19902;
“the 1991 Act” means the Planning and Compensation Act 1991.
Provisions coming into force on 27th July 19922
Subject to article 3, the following provisions of the 1991 Act shall come into force on 27th July 1992—
section 2;
section 4, so far as it is not yet in force;
section 10, so far as it is not yet in force;
section 32, so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 7 set out in the first column of Schedule 1 to this Order, and, where there is an entry against that provision in the second column of that Schedule, to the extent therein provided; and
section 84(6), so far as it gives effect to the repeals in Part 1 of Schedule 19 specified in Schedule 2 to this Order.
Transitional provisions3
1
The amendments to the 1990 Act brought into force by this Order shall not apply with respect to applications made under section 64(1) or 192(1) of that Act (as originally enacted) before the coming into force of this Order (and accordingly that Act shall continue to apply to such applications (and to appeals made following the refusal or it was in force immediately before the coming into force of this Order).
2
Without prejudice to paragraph (1), subsection (4) of section 192 of the 1990 Act, as originally enacted, shall continue to apply for the purpose of established use certificates (within the meaning of that section) granted under that Act notwithstanding the repeal of that subsection by section 10(1) of the 1991 Act.
3
The amendment made to section 2(3) of the Agricultural Land (Removal of Surface Soil) Act, 19533 by paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the 1991 Act and the repeal of paragraph 3(2) of the Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 19904 shall not apply for the purposes of proceedings brought under the 1953 Act in respect of operations where, before the carrying out of the operations, it was determined under section 64 of the 1990 Act that the operations would not fall within section 1(1)(b) of the 1953 Act.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment