1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Neighbourhood Planning (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 9th February 2015 (“the commencement date”).
(2) The amendments made by regulations 2(2) and (3) do not apply in relation to an area application first publicised by the local planning authority under regulation 6 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012(1) (“the 2012 Regulations”) before the commencement date.
(3) The amendments made by regulation 2(4) do not apply in relation to a plan proposal submitted to the local planning authority before the commencement date.
(4) In this regulation “area application” and “plan proposal” have the same meaning as in regulation 3 of the 2012 Regulations.