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Business And Planning Act 2020

Contents

Commencement

Outdoor seating
  1. The pavement licensing measures in Part 1 will come into force on the day of Royal Assent.
Alcohol licensing
  1. The alcohol licensing measures in Part 1 will come into force on the day of Royal Assent.
Bounce Back Loans
  1. The Bounce Back Loans measures will commence on the day of Royal Assent. The measures will be treated as having come into force on 4th May 2020.
Goods, passenger and public service vehicles

Certificates of exemption for public service and goods vehicles

  1. Section 13 will come into force on the day of Royal Assent.

Temporary reduction in duration of certain driving licences

  1. Sections 14 and 15 will come into force on the day of Royal Assent.
Planning
  1. The planning measures will come into force as follows:
    1. Section 16 (modification of conditions relating to construction working hours): at the end of 6 days beginning with the day of Royal Assent;
    2. Section 17-19 (extension of certain permissions and consents): at the end of 28 days beginning with the day of Royal Assent; and
    3. Sections 20 (procedure for certain planning proceedings) and 21 (Mayor of London’s spatial development strategy: electronic inspection) on the day of Royal Assent.
Local authority meetings
  1. Section 22 (power to make provision relating to local authority meetings) will come into force on the day of Royal Assent.

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