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2024</heading><hcontainer name="crossheading" ukl:Name="Pblock" eId="part-1-crossheading-significant-modification-of-vl-scheme-adjusted-implementation-periods"><heading>Significant modification of VL scheme: adjusted implementation periods</heading><section eId="section-3" uk:target="true"><num>3</num><heading>Significant modification of VL scheme: adjusted implementation periods</heading><subsection eId="section-3-1"><num>(1)</num><content><p>Section 14 of the 2024 Act (required content of a scheme) is modified as follows.</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-3-2"><num>(2)</num><content><p>In subsection (3), the words “, or on which a significant modification is to take effect,” are repealed.</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-3-3"><num>(3)</num><content><p><mod>After subsection (3) insert—<quotedStructure startQuote="“" endQuote="”" uk:context="body" uk:docName="asp" ukl:TargetClass="primary" ukl:TargetSubClass="unknown" ukl:Context="main" ukl:Format="double"><subsection><num>(3A)</num><intro><p>If a VL scheme is in force, the date on which a significant modification of the scheme is to take effect—</p></intro><level class="para1"><num>(a)</num><content><p>in the case of a modification of the type mentioned in paragraph (a) or (c) of subsection (4), must be at least 18 months after the date on which the local authority publishes a report under section 13(1)(c) stating that it intends to proceed with the original or modified proposal,</p></content></level><level class="para1"><num>(b)</num><content><p>in the case of a modification of the type mentioned in paragraph (b), (ba) or (bb) of subsection (4), must be at least 6 months after the date on which the local authority publishes a report under section 13(1)(c) stating that it intends to proceed with the original or modified proposal.</p></content></level></subsection><subsection><num>(3B)</num><content><p>If a VL scheme is not yet in force, the date on which a significant modification of the scheme is to take effect must be at least 18 months after the date on which the local authority publishes a report under section 13(1)(c) stating that it intends to proceed with the original or modified proposal.</p></content></subsection></quotedStructure><inline name="appendText">.</inline></mod></p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-3-4"><num>(4)</num><content><p><mod>In subsection (4), for “subsection (3)” substitute <quotedText>“subsections (3A) and (3B)”</quotedText>.</mod></p></content></subsection></section></hcontainer></part></body></act></akomaNtoso>