Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This order may be cited as the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (Commencement No. 11 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1992.

(2) In this order—

“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(2);

“the 1991 Act” means the Planning and Compensation Act 1991.

Provisions coming into force on 27th July 1992

2.  Subject to article 3, the following provisions of the 1991 Act shall come into force on 27th July 1992—

• section 2;

• section 4, so far as it is not yet in force;

• section 10, so far as it is not yet in force;

• section 32, so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 7 set out in the first column of Schedule 1 to this Order, and, where there is an entry against that provision in the second column of that Schedule, to the extent therein provided; and

• section 84(6), so far as it gives effect to the repeals in Part 1 of Schedule 19 specified in Schedule 2 to this Order.

Transitional provisions

3.—(1) The amendments to the 1990 Act brought into force by this Order shall not apply with respect to applications made under section 64(1) or 192(1) of that Act (as originally enacted) before the coming into force of this Order (and accordingly that Act shall continue to apply to such applications (and to appeals made following the refusal or it was in force immediately before the coming into force of this Order).

(2) Without prejudice to paragraph (1), subsection (4) of section 192 of the 1990 Act, as originally enacted, shall continue to apply for the purpose of established use certificates (within the meaning of that section) granted under that Act notwithstanding the repeal of that subsection by section 10(1) of the 1991 Act.

(3) The amendment made to section 2(3) of the Agricultural Land (Removal of Surface Soil) Act, 1953(3) by paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the 1991 Act and the repeal of paragraph 3(2) of the Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990(4) shall not apply for the purposes of proceedings brought under the 1953 Act in respect of operations where, before the carrying out of the operations, it was determined under section 64 of the 1990 Act that the operations would not fall within section 1(1)(b) of the 1953 Act.

Article 2

SCHEDULE 1EXTENT OF COMMENCEMENT OF SCHEDULE 7

Article 2

SCHEDULE 2REPEALS IN PART I OF SCHEDULE 19

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order brings into force on 27th July 1992 the following provisions of the Planning and Compensation Act 1992—

• section 2 (enforcement of conditions);

• section 4 (time-limits on enforcement action), so far as it relates to breach of condition notices;

• section 10 (certificates of lawful use or development);

• section 32 (minor and consequential amendments), so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 7 to the 1991 Act listed in Schedule 1 to this Order, and to the extent specified in that Schedule; and

• section 84(6) (repeals), so far as it relates to the repeals in Part 1 of Schedule 19 to the 1991 Act specified in Schedule 2 to this Order.

Article 3 contains transitional provisions.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Orders)

The following provisions of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 have been or will be brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this order: