The Town and Country Planning (Spatial Development Strategy) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 765

Town And Country Planning, England

The Town and Country Planning (Spatial Development Strategy) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Made

20th July 2020

Laid before Parliament

21st July 2020

Coming into force

12th August 2020

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 335(2)(b) and (d) and (7)(a), 343(1)(c) and 420(1)(b) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999(1), makes the following Regulations.

(1)

1999 c. 29. Part 8 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) (“the 1999 Act”) applies (with certain modifications) in relation to the preparation and publication of a spatial development strategy by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and the West of England Combined Authority (“the relevant Mayoral combined authorities”) as it applies in relation to the preparation and publication of such a strategy by the Mayor of London. Sections 343 and 420 of the 1999 Act also apply in relation to the functions of the Secretary of State to make regulations under section 343(1) with respect to the procedure to be followed by the relevant Mayoral combined authorities in connection with the preparation and publication of a spatial development strategy as they apply in relation to the functions of the Secretary of State to make such regulations in relation to the spatial development strategy published by the Mayor of London (see articles 3 and 4 of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1267), articles 3 and 4 of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/430) and articles 10 and 11 of the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/126)).