19. The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990(1) are amended as follows.
20. In regulation 2 (interpretation)-
(a)for paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990;
“electronic communications” has the meaning given in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000; and
“public holiday” means Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 is a bank holiday in England.”; and
(b)in paragraph (6) omit the words “Bank Holiday” and “other”.
21. In regulation 5, after paragraph (3) insert—
“(4) When computing the number of days for the purpose of this regulation, any day which is a public holiday must be disregarded.”.
22. In regulation 5A (advertisement of applications), after paragraph (4) insert—
“(4A) When computing the number of days for the purpose of this regulation, any day which is a public holiday must be disregarded.”.
23. In regulation 13 (applications by local planning authorities), after paragraph (4) insert—
“(4A) When computing the number of days for the purpose of paragraph (4), any day which is a public holiday must be disregarded.”.
S.I. 1990/1519; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2003/596, 2004/2210, 2010/568, 2013/2146, 2014/ 1532 and 2015/809.