The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Commencement No.3 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Order 2005

• Citation: S.I. 2005/1229 (W.)
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Title

The title of this Order is the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Commencement No.3 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Order 2005.

Section 2 Appointed day

The appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act, namely—

(a) section 62 (local development plan), insofar as it is not already in force;

(b) section 63 (preparation requirements), insofar as it is not already in force;

(c) section 72 (joint local development plans); and

(d) section 73 (exclusion of certain representations),

is 30 April 2005.

Section 3 Consequential provisions

On the day appointed by article 2, the following provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (“the 1990 Act ”) cease to have effect in relation to Wales—

(a) section 12 (preparation of unitary development plan);

(b) section 21 (alteration or replacement of unitary development plan); and

(c) section 23B (unitary development plans for National Parks in Wales).

Section 4 Transitional provisions

In relation to the local planning authorities listed in the Schedule to this Order and to their areas,—

(a) the provisions of the Act brought into force by article 2 do not apply; and

(b) the provisions of the 1990 Act which cease to have effect under article 3 continue in force.