2021 No. 866
The Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Made
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, considering it reasonable to do so to mitigate an effect of coronavirus1, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10(2) and 23(2)(c) of the Business and Planning Act 20202.
A draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with section 23(6) of that Act.
Citation, commencement, application and savings
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made (“the coming into force date”).
2
The amendments made by regulation 4 only apply in relation to a pavement licence under Part 1 of the Business and Planning Act 2020 (“the 2020 Act”) for which an application is made in accordance with section 2 of the 2020 Act on or after the coming into force date.
Amendment of the Business and Planning Act 2020
3
The 2020 Act is amended in accordance with the following provisions.
4
In section 4 (duration)—
a
in subsection (1)(b), for “30 September 2021” substitute “30 September 2022”;
b
in subsection (2)(b), for “30 September 2021” substitute “30 September 2022”; and
c
in subsection (4), for “30 September 2021” substitute “30 September 2022”.
5
In section 10(1) (expiry of pavement licence provisions), for “30 September 2021” substitute “30 September 2022”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
(This note is not part of the Regulations)