Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 2613
Town And Country Planning, England
The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Made
8th October 2012
Laid before Parliament
18th October 2012
Coming into force
12th November 2012
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 33A(9) and 122(1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004( 1 ), makes the following Regulations.
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 12th November 2012.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.
Amendments to the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012
2. —(1)The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) For regulation 4(2) substitute—
“ (2) The bodies prescribed for the purposes of section 33A(9) of the Act are—
(a) each local enterprise partnership; and
(b) each local nature partnership. ” .
(3) For regulation 4(3) substitute—
“ (3) In this regulation—
“local enterprise partnership” means a body, designated by the Secretary of State, which is established for the purpose of creating or improving the conditions for economic growth in an area; and
“local nature partnership” means a body, designated by the Secretary of State, which is established for the purpose of protecting and improving the natural environment in an area and the benefits derived from it. ” .
Richard Benyon
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Date 8th October 2012
2004 c.5 . Section 33A was inserted by section 110(1) of the Localism Act 2011 (c.20) .