Citation, commencement and application

1. These Regulations—

(a) may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Public Path Orders) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2013;

(b) come into force on 1st October 2013; and

(c) apply in relation to England only.

Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (Public Path Orders) Regulations 1993

2. —(1)The Town and Country Planning (Public Path Orders) Regulations 1993( 2 ) are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1 (forms of public path order), in Form 1, for the preamble, substitute—

“ [This order is made by [ name of authority ] under section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 because it is satisfied that it is necessary to [stop up][divert] the [footpath][bridleway][restricted byway] to which this order relates in order to enable development to be carried out [in accordance with planning permission granted under [Part 3][section 293A] of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990][by a government department], namely: [ insert description of development and, if appropriate, name of department ].]

[This order is made by [ name of authority ] under section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 because it is satisfied that—

• (a) an application for planning permission has been made under Part 3 of that Act, namely: [ insert description of development ], and

• (b) if the application were granted it would be necessary to authorise the [stopping up][diversion] of the [footpath][bridleway][restricted byway] to which this order relates in order to enable the development to be carried out. ” .