2009 No. 2573 (C. 110)
Infrastructure Planning
The Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2009
Made 21st September 2009

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 241(8) of the Planning Act 2008, makes the following Order:
2008 c. 29.

1 Citation and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2009.
2 In this Order “the Act” means the Planning Act 2008.

2 Provisions coming into force on 1st October 2009
Paragraphs 24 to 27 of Schedule 1 to the Act, so far as not already in force, shall come into force on 1st October 2009.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Shahid Malik Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Communities and Local Government 21st September 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order brings into force, on 1st October 2009, paragraphs 24 to 27 of Schedule 1 to the Planning Act 2008. The effect of this, together with section 240(6) of the Planning Act 2008, is that those paragraphs, which make amendments to various enactments so as to insert references to the Infrastructure Planning Commission, will be in force for the United Kingdom.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Sections 1 to 4 and Schedule 1 (so far as not already in force)	1st October 2009	2009/2260
Sections 5 to 12 (so far as not already in force)	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 13	6th April 2009	2009/400
Sections 37 to 40 (so far as not already in force)	1st October 2009	2009/2260
Sections 41 to 50 (so far as not already in force)	1st October 2009	2009/2260
Sections 51 to 54 (so far as not already in force)	1st October 2009	2009/2260
Sections 56 to 59 (so far as not already in force)	1st October 2009	2009/2260
Section 175 partially as to England and Wales, (so far as it is not already in force)	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 176 partially as to Scotland	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 177 as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 178 as to Scotland	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 179 as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 180 to 182 as to England and Wales (so far as not already in force)	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 183 as to England	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 184 as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 185 as to England	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 187 and paragraphs 1, 2(1) and (2), 3(1), (2) and (4) and 4 to 6 of Schedule 7 as to England	6th April 2009	2009/400
Paragraphs 2(3) and (4) and 3(3) of Schedule 7 as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 188 as to England	23rd June 2009	2009/1303
Section 190 partially as to England and Wales	1st October 2009	2009/2260
Section 191(1) and (3) as to England	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 191(2) as to Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 194 and paragraphs 1 to 4 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 195 as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 196 and paragraphs 1, 3 to 6, and 10 to 14 of Schedule 10 partially as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 197 and Schedule 11, section 198 and 199 as to England	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 200, as to England (so far as not already in force)	1st October 2009	2009/2260
Section 206 partially as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 211(7) as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 224(1) and (4) as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 224(1) and (4) as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 238 and Schedule 13 partially as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 238 and Schedule 13 partially as to England	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 238 and Schedule 13 partially as to England	23rd June 2009	2009/1303