Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980

12The following subsections shall be substituted for subsections (1) to (7) of section 21 of that Act (commencement of Part II and interim provisions): —

“(1)Subject to subsection (2) below, on the date on which a structure plan becomes operative—

(a)the following provisions of this Act, namely—

(i)section 20, and

(ii)the first paragraph of Part I of Schedule 23 (amendment of the Land Compensation Act 1961),

shall come into operation in the area to which the structure plan relates, and

(b)the following provisions of this Act, namely—

(i)Part I of Schedule 5, and

(ii)Schedule 6,

shall cease to have effect in that area.

(2)Where by virtue of section 15A of this Act a local plan becomes operative before the structure plan—

(a)the following provisions of this Act, namely—

(i)section 20, except paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1), and

(ii)the first paragraph of Part I of Schedule 23,

shall come into operation in the area to which the local plan relates on the date on which that plan becomes operative;

(b)the following provisions of this Act, namely—

(i)Part I of Schedule 5, and

(ii)Schedule 6,

shall cease to have effect in that area on that date; and

(c)paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 20(1) of this Act shall come into operation on the date on which the structure plan becomes operative, in so far as they apply to the area to which the structure plan relates.

(3)Schedule 7 to this Act shall have effect as respects the transition from Schedules 5 and 6 to this Act to the preceding provisions of this Part of this Act.

(4)Any reference in this Part of this Act to the commencement of any provision of this Part of this Act shall be construed in accordance with subsections (5) to (7) of this section.

(5)If a day was appointed for the coming into operation of any such provision before the coming into operation of section 89 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, any such reference shall be construed as a reference to the day so appointed.

(6)If different days were so appointed for the coming into operation of any such provision in different areas, any such reference shall, in relation to any area, be construed as a reference to the day appointed for the coming into operation of that provision in that area,

(7)If any such provision comes into operation in any area on the date on which a structure plan becomes operative, any such reference shall, in relation to that area, be construed as a reference to that date.

(7A)The Secretary of State for the time being having general responsibility in planning matters in relation to England shall, for England, and the Secretary of State for the time being having such responsibility in relation to Wales shall, for Wales, each maintain and keep up to date a register showing, in such a way as to enable members of the public to obtain the information for themselves—

(a)the provisions of this Part of this Act which have come into operation in relation to any area and the dates on which they came into operation in relation to it; and

(b)whether, in the case of a particular area, any transitional provision was made by an order under this section before the coming into operation of section 89 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980.”.