Schedules

Schedule 5Regional strategy: amendments

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5)

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The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 is amended as follows.

13

Omit sections 1 to 12 (regional functions).

14

In section 19 (preparation of local development documents), in subsections (2)(b) and (d), for “the RSS” substitute “ the regional strategy ”.

15

(1)

Section 24 (conformity with regional strategy) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)(a), for “the RSS” substitute “ the regional strategy ”.

(3)

Omit subsections (2) and (3).

(4)

In subsection (5), for the words from “subsection (2)” to the end substitute “ subsection (4), the Mayor may give an opinion as to the general conformity of a local development document with the spatial development strategy ”.

(5)

Omit subsections (6), (8) and (9).

16

In section 28 (joint local development documents), in subsection (4), for “the RSS”, in both places, substitute “ regional strategy ”.

17

In section 37 (interpretation), for subsection (6) substitute—

“(6)

Regional strategy” means a regional strategy under Part 5 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.

(6A)

“Responsible regional authorities” is to be construed in accordance with Part 5 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.”

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(1)

Section 39 (sustainable development) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

omit paragraph (a);

(b)

in paragraph (b), after “Part 2” insert “ of this Act ”;

(c)

in paragraph (c), after “Part 6” insert “ of this Act ”.

(3)

In subsection (3), for “subsection (1)(a) and (b)” substitute “ subsection (1)(b) ”.

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(1)

Section 113 (validity of strategies etc) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)(a), for “the regional spatial strategy” substitute “ the regional strategy ”.

(3)

In subsection (9), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

Part 5 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 in the case of a revision of the regional strategy;”.

(4)

In subsection (11), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

for the purposes of a revision of the regional strategy, the date when the revision is published by the Secretary of State under Part 5 of Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;”.

(5)

After subsection (11) insert—

“(12)

In this section references to a revision of the regional strategy include a revised strategy under section 79 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.”