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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/956/article/9/made</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Town and Country Planning (Electronic Communications) (England) Order 2003</dc:title><dc:subject>Listed buildings</dc:subject><dc:subject>Planning (town and country)</dc:subject><dc:subject>Planning applications</dc:subject><dc:subject>Minerals local plan</dc:subject><dc:subject>Conservation areas</dc:subject><dc:publisher>King's Printer of Acts of Parliament</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2016-09-28</dc:modified><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, ENGLAND</dc:subject><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">TRIBUNALS AND INQUIRIES, ENGLAND</dc:subject>
					<dc:description>Section 8 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 empowers the appropriate Minister (defined in section 9 of that Act) by order to modify any enactment or subordinate legislation for the purpose of authorising or facilitating the use of electronic communications. This Order modifies legislation relating to planning.</dc:description>
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<Text>Section 91 of the Listed Buildings Act<FootnoteRef Ref="f00011"/> (interpretation) is amended as follows.</Text>
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<Text>In subsection (1), insert the following definitions at the appropriate places—</Text>
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<Text>“address”, in relation to electronic communications, means any number or address used for the purpose of such communications;</Text>
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<Text>“electronic communication” has the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act 2000;</Text>
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<Text>After subsection (5), insert—</Text>
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<Text>Where—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>an electronic communication is used for the purpose of serving or giving a notice or other document on or to any person for the purposes of this Act, and</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>the communication is received by that person outside that person’s business hours,</Text>
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<Text>it shall be taken to have been received on the next working day; and in this subsection “working day” means a day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, Bank Holiday or other public holiday.</Text>
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<Text>Section 91 is amended in respects not relevant to this Order.</Text>
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