Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 629
Town And Country Planning, England
The Regional Strategy for the East Midlands (Revocation) Order 2013
Made
14th March 2013
Laid before Parliament
20th March 2013
Coming into force
12th April 2013
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 109(3), (5) and (6) of the Localism Act 2011( 1 ), makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Regional Strategy for the East Midlands (Revocation) Order 2013 and shall come into force on 12th April 2013.
(2) This Order applies in relation to England only.
Revocation of Regional Strategy
2. —(1) The Regional Strategy for the East Midlands comprises—
(a) the regional spatial strategy for the region (“the RSS”)( 2 ); and
(b) the regional economic strategy for the region (“the RES”)( 3 ).
(2) The Regional Strategy for the East Midlands is revoked.
Revocation of directions preserving structure plans
3. All directions under paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004( 4 ) preserving policies contained in structure plans in the area to which the RSS relates are revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Eric Pickles
Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
14th March 2013
The East Midlands region is the region specified in Schedule 1 to the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 (c. 45) . The RSS for the East Midlands region comprised the East Midlands Regional Plan published in March 2009 together with the Part A Statement of the Milton Keynes & South Midlands Sub-Regional Strategy published in March 2005 so far as that relates to the East Midlands region. The RSS was required by section 1 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) . Under Part 5 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20) the RSS became part of the regional strategy for the region from 1st April 2010. Part 5 of the 2009 Act is partially amended and partially repealed by sections 109 and 237 of, and paragraphs 18 and 19 of Schedule 8 and Part 16 of Schedule 25 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) . These amendments and repeals took effect on 15th November 2011, except for the repeal of sections 70(5), 82(1) and (2) which will be commenced on a day to be appointed. Section 83 of the 2009 Act was repealed by section 30(3) of, and Schedule 6 to, the Public Bodies Act 2011 (c. 24) .
The Regional Economic Strategy for the East Midlands 2006-2020 (“A flourishing region”) was produced by the East Midlands Development Agency in 2006 as required by section 7 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 (c. 45) . Section 7 of the 1998 Act was substituted by section 83 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20) and is repealed by section 109(7) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) on a day to be appointed. Under Part 5 of the 2009 Act, the RES became part of the regional strategy for the region from 1st April 2010. Part 5 of the 2009 Act is partially amended and partially repealed as set out in footnote ( b ).