Town and Country Planning Act 1971

Enforcement notices under enactments in force before 1st April 1969

31 (1) This paragraph applies to any enforcement notice which was served before 1st April 1969 on the owner and occupier of the land to which it related under section 45 of the Act of 1962 or which has effect by virtue of paragraph 1 of Schedule 14 to that Act or to which paragraph 32, 33 or 34 of this Schedule applies.

(2) In relation to any such notice—

(a) the provisions of this Act (other than this Schedule) shall not apply ;

(b) notwithstanding their repeal or amendment by the Act of 1968, the provisions of the Act of 1962 and of any other Act passed before the Act of 1968 shall, subject to the subsequent provisions of this Schedule, have effect as they would have had effect in relation to the notice if the Act of 1968 and this Act had not been passed.

(3) In relation to an enforcement notice served before 1st April 1969, paragraph 4 of Schedule 12 to this Act shall have effect as if the references to provisions of this Act were references to the corresponding provisions of the Act of 1962.

(4) Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the withdrawal, on or after 1st April 1969, of an enforcement notice so served or the service thereafter of an enforcement notice under Part V of this Act.