PART 7Transitional provisions

Transitional provisions

7.—(1) Where, before 22nd July 2020, the requirements of a provision listed in paragraph (3) have been complied with in part in relation to a particular application, provision or order, the provision listed in paragraph (3) continues to have effect in relation to that application, provision or order without the amendments made to it by the 2020 Regulations and by these Regulations; in the case of section 56(2) of the Planning Act 2008, regulation 8 of the 2009 Regulations continues to have effect without the amendments made to it by the 2020 Regulations and by these Regulations.

(2) Where, in the period beginning with 22nd July 2020 and ending with 31st December 2020, the requirements of a provision listed in paragraph (3) have been complied with in part in relation to a particular application, provision or order, the provision listed in paragraph (3) continues to have effect in relation to that application, provision or order with the amendments made to it by the 2020 Regulations but without the amendments made to it by these Regulations; in the case of section 56(2) of the Planning Act 2008, regulation 8 of the 2009 Regulations continues to have effect with the amendments made to it by the 2020 Regulations but without the amendments made to it by these Regulations.

(3) The provisions are—

(a)section 56(2) of the Planning Act 2008;

(b)regulation 4 of the 2009 Regulations;

(c)regulation 9 of the 2009 Regulations;

(d)regulation 7 of the 2010 Regulations;

(e)regulation 8 of the 2010 Regulations;

(f)regulation 6 of the 2011 Regulations;

(g)regulation 14 of the 2011 Regulations;

(h)regulation 19 of the 2011 Regulations;

(i)regulation 20 of the 2011 Regulations;

(j)regulation 55 of the 2011 Regulations;

(k)regulation 56 of the 2011 Regulations;

(l)regulation 19 of the 2017 Regulations;

(m)regulation 20 of the 2017 Regulations;

(n)regulation 22 of the 2017 Regulations;

(o)regulation 24 of the 2017 Regulations.

(4) In this regulation—

“the 2009 Regulations” means the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009;

“the 2010 Regulations” means the Infrastructure Planning (Compulsory Acquisition) Regulations 2010;

“the 2011 Regulations” means the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011;

“the 2017 Regulations” means the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017;

“the 2020 Regulations” means the Infrastructure Planning (Publication and Notification of Applications etc.) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.