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					<dc:description>TheSelf-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (c 17)(“the Act”) requires relevant authorities to keep a register of individuals and associations of individuals who are seeking to acquire serviced plots of land in the authority’s area and, unless exempt, to grant sufficient development permissions to meet the demand for self-build and custom housebuilding. These Regulations are made under sections 2B and 5 of, and the Schedule to, the Act and make provision in relation to the definition of a serviced plot of land, registers kept under the Act and exemption from the duty.</dc:description>
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<Number>2016 No. 950</Number>
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<Title>Town And Country Planning, England</Title>
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<Title>The Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Regulations 2016</Title>
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<Text>Made</Text>
<DateText>6th October 2016</DateText>
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<Text>Laid before Parliament</Text>
<DateText>10th October 2016</DateText>
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<Text>Coming into force</Text>
<DateText>31st October 2016</DateText>
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<Text>The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2B and 5 of, and paragraphs 1 to 4 of the Schedule to, the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015<FootnoteRef Ref="f00001"/>.</Text></Para>
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<Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2015/17" id="c00003" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2015" Number="0017">2015 c.17</Citation>; there are amendments to <Abbreviation Expansion="Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 c. 17">the Act</Abbreviation> made by the Housing and Planning Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/22" id="c00004" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2016" Number="0022">2016 (c.22)</Citation> including the insertion of section 2B and amendments to section 5 and to paragraph 3 of the Schedule.</Text></Para>
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