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Section 109: Abolition of regional strategies

Localism Act 2011 · 2011 c. 20View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 6: Planning — CHAPTER 1: Plans and strategies

The following provisions are repealed—

sections 70(5), 82(1) and (2) and 83 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (interpretation and effect of regional strategies), and
the remaining provisions of Part 5 of that Act (regional strategy).

Subsection (1)(b) does not apply to—

section 85(1) (consequential provision) of that Act,
Schedule 5 to that Act (regional strategy: amendments) (but see Part 16 of Schedule 25 to this Act), or
Part 4 of Schedule 7 to that Act (regional strategy: repeals).

The Secretary of State may by order revoke the whole or any part of a regional strategy under Part 5 of that Act.

An order under subsection (3) may, in particular, revoke all of the regional strategies (or all of the remaining regional strategies) under Part 5 of that Act.

The Secretary of State may by order revoke the whole or any part of a direction under paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (directions preserving development plan policies) if and so far as it relates to a policy contained in a structure plan.

An order under subsection (5) may, in particular, revoke all directions (or all remaining directions) under paragraph 1(3) of that Schedule so far as they relate to policies contained in structure plans.

Schedule 8 (which contains amendments that are consequential on this section) has effect.

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