Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2017.

(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017.

Provisions coming into force on 19th July 2017

2. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 19th July 2017—

(a) section 1 (duty to have regard to post-examination neighbourhood development plan);

(b) section 3 (status of approved neighbourhood development plan);

(c) section 11 (format of local development schemes and documents);

(d) section 12 (review of local development documents), so far as not already in force;

(e) section 14 (restrictions on power to impose planning conditions), for the purpose only of making regulations under section 100ZA of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990( 3 );

(f) section 16 (development of new towns by local authorities);

(g) section 29 (supplementary provisions);

(h) section 30 (interpretation);

(i) section 37 (overriding easements: land held on behalf of GLA or TfL); and

(j) section 41 (compensation for temporary severance of land after vesting declaration).

Amendment of provision expressed by reference to commencement

3. In section 37(4)(c) of the Act, in the new definition of “relevant day” to be inserted into section 205 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016( 4 ), for “the day on which section 37 of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 comes into force” substitute “19th July 2017”.