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Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017

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Section 46 provides that the provisions in Part 3 (financial provisions, regulations, extent, commencement and short title) of this Act, together with the powers conferred by the Act to make secondary legislation within section 2, 4, 9, 12, 13 and Schedule 1 (neighbourhood planning and local development documents) and section 15 (permitted development rights relating to drinking establishments) and section 17 (planning register) will come into force on the day on Royal Assent. All other provisions of this Act will be commenced by regulations at least two months after Royal Assent.