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F1F2F3Part IE+W

Textual Amendments

F1Words in Sch. 16 Pt. I substituted (6.9.2015 for specified purposes, 1.3.2016 for specified purposes) by Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4), s. 58(2)(b)(4)(b), Sch. 4 para. 23(2); S.I. 2016/52, art. 3(e)

F2Words in Sch. 16 Pt. I inserted (6.9.2015 for specified purposes, 1.3.2016 for specified purposes) by Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4), s. 58(2)(b)(4)(b), Sch. 4 para. 23(3); S.I. 2016/52, art. 3(e)

F3Words in Sch. 16 Pt. I inserted (6.9.2015 for specified purposes, 1.3.2016 for specified purposes) by Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4), s. 58(2)(b)(4)(b), Sch. 4 para. 23(4); S.I. 2016/52, art. 3(e)

[F4Section 1(1) to (3), (5) and (6)].

Textual Amendments

Section 2.

Section 9.

Section 55.

Section 57.

Section 59.

Section 60 except subsection (4).

[F1Sections 61 [F5and 62].]

Textual Amendments

F5Words in entry in Sch. 16 Pt. 1 relating to ss. 61-64 substituted (2.1.1992 so far as relating to the omission of the reference to s. 63 otherwise 27.7.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 32, Sch. 7 para. 57(2)(a) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2905, art. 3, Sch. 1; S.I. 1992/1630, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3(1))

[F1Section 61.

Sections 61Z to 61Z2.

Section 62.

Sections 62D to 62S.]

Section 69(1), (2) and (5).

Section 70.

[F6Section 70A.]

Textual Amendments

F6Entry in Sch. 16 Pt. 1 inserted (25.9.1991) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 32, Sch. 7 para. 57(2)(b) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2067, art. 3 (subject to art. 4)

[F2Sections 71ZA and 71ZB.]

Section 72(1) to (4).

[F7Section 73A.]

Textual Amendments

Section 74.

Section 75.

Section 77 with the omission in subsection (4) of the reference to sections 65 F8...

Textual Amendments

F8Words in the entry in Sch. 16 Pt. 1 relating to s. 77 repealed (17.7.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 32, Sch. 7 para. 57(2)(d), Sch. 19 Pt. I (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1992/1491, art. 2, Schs. 1, 2

Sections 78 and 79(1) to (5) F9...

Textual Amendments

F9Words in the entry in Sch. 16 Pt. 1 relating to ss. 78-79 repealed (17.1.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 32, Sch. 7 para. 57(2)(e), Sch. 19 Pt. I (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1992/1491, art. 2, Schs. 1, 2

Section 90(1), (3) and (4).

Sections 96 to 98 except subsection (5) of section 97.

Section 100.

[F3Section 100A.]

Sections 102 to 104 except subsection (8) of section 102.

Sections 106 to [F10106BC].

Textual Amendments

F10Word in Sch. 16 Pt. 1 substituted (25.4.2013) by Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27), s. 35(2), Sch. 2 para. 10

Section 107.

Section 108.

[F11Section 115]

Textual Amendments

F11Entry in Sch. 16 Pt. 1 substituted (25.9.1991) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 31(4), Sch. 6 para. 41(a) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2067, art. 3 (subject to art. 4)

Sections 117 and 118.

Section 137 except subsections (6) and (7).

Section 138.

Section 139(1) to (4).

Sections 140 and 141.

Sections 143 and 144.

Section 148.

Section 175(5) [F12(7)].

Textual Amendments

F12Words inserted (temp.) by virtue of Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 11, SIF 123:1, 2), s. 6, Sch. 4 paras. 1, 8(a) (which temp. insertion falls (2.1.1992 and 6.4.2009) for specified purposes only by virtue of S.I. 1991/2698, art. 3 and S.I. 2009/849, art. 2 (with art. 3))

Sections 178 to 182

Section 185.

Section 186(6) and (7).

Section 188.

Section 189.

Section 190 (in so far as it applies to orders under section 102).

[F13Section 192.]

Textual Amendments

[F12Section 196(8)]

[F14Sections 196A to 196C.]

Textual Amendments

Sections 198 to 200.

Sections 202 and 203.

Section 205.

Section 208(10) [F12(11)].

Section 209(6).

Section 210.

Section 211(4).

[F15Sections 214A to 214D.]

Textual Amendments

Sections 215 to 224.

Section 227.

Sections 229 to 233.

Sections 235 to 247.

Sections 251 and 252.

Sections 254 to 256.

Section 260.

Section 263.

Section 265(1) and (4).

Sections 266 to 272.

Sections 274 to 278.

Section 279 except subsection (4).

Section 280 except subsections (6) and (8)(b).

Sections 281 to 283.

Section 284(1) except paragraphs (e) and (f).

Section 285 F16...

Textual Amendments

F16Words in entry in Sch. 16 Pt. 1 relating to s. 285 repealed (2.1.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), ss. 32, 84(6), Sch. 7 para. 57(2)(i), Sch. 19 Pt. I (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2905, art. 3, Schs. 1, 2 (subject to art. 5)

Section 287.

Section 289.

Section 292 with the omission in subsection (2) of the references to section 288.

Section 293(1) to (3).

Section 294(1).

Section 296(1) (the reference in paragraph (c) to Part III not being construed as referring to [F17section 65]), and (2) to (4).

Textual Amendments

F17Words in the entry in Sch. 16 Pt. 1 relating to s. 296 substituted (17.7.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 32, Sch. 7 para. 57(2)(j)(with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1992/1491, art. 2, Sch. 1

Section 297.

Sections 305 and 306.

Section 314.

Section 315.

[F18Sections 316 and 316A.]

Textual Amendments

Section 318 except subsections (2)(a), (4) and (5).

Section 324(1), (3) and (5) to (9).

Section 325.

Section 330.

Section 334.

Paragraphs 13 and 20(3) of Schedule 1.

Schedule 3.

Paragraphs 1 to 3 of Schedule 4.

Schedule 17.

Any other provisions of the planning Acts in so far as they apply, or have effect for the purposes of, any of the provisions specified above.

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