Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 900
Highways, England
The Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Made
9th August 2023
Coming into force
10th August 2023
The Secretary of State, considering it reasonable to do so to mitigate an effect of coronavirus( 1 ), makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10(2) and 23(2)(c) of the Business and Planning Act 2020( 2 ).
A draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with section 23(6) of that Act.
Citation, commencement, extent and savings
2. These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
3. The amendments made by regulation 5 only apply in relation to a pavement licence under Part 1 of the Business and Planning Act 2020 (“ the 2020 Act ”) for which an application is made in accordance with section 2 of the 2020 Act on or after the coming into force date.
Amendment of the Business and Planning Act 2020
4. The 2020 Act is amended in accordance with the following provisions.
5. In section 4 (duration)( 3 )—
(a) in subsection (1)(b), for “30 September 2023” substitute “30 September 2024” ;
(b) in subsection (2)(b), for “30 September 2023” substitute “30 September 2024” ; and
(c) in subsection (4), for “30 September 2023” substitute “30 September 2024” .
6. In section 10(1) (expiry of pavement licence provisions)( 4 ), for “30 September 2023” substitute “30 September 2024” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Felicity Buchan
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
9th August 2023
“ ” has the meaning given by section 10(3) of the Business and Planning Act 2020 (c. 16) .
Sections 4(1)(b), (2)(b) and (4) were previously amended by S.I. 2022/862 , regulation 5.
Section 10(1) was previously amended by S.I. 2022/862 , regulation 6.