Regulation 12 Plans, reviews, rules, schemes, statements and strategies required not later than 24 months or 36 months after the reorganisation dateF21F22F23I1

Where it is practicable to do so in the period beginning on the date on which these Regulations come into force and ending on the reorganisation date—

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a)—

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b)—

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c)—

F7Subject to paragraph (5B) where a plan, review, F8rules, scheme, statement or strategy of a description in paragraph (1) has not been completed, formulated or prepared (as the case may be) and, where required by or under the enactment concerned, published, before the reorganisation date, the single tier council that is related to the council authorised by that paragraph to take that action shall take such steps as are necessary to secure that the plan, review, rules, scheme, statement or strategy is completed, formulated or prepared (as the case may be) and, where required by or under the enactment concerned, published, F9as soon as practicable and not later than the date that falls F1024 months after the reorganisation date.

Paragraph (5B) applies in relation to single tier councils which have reorganisation dates in 2019, 2020 or 2021.

Where a plan, review, scheme, statement or strategy of a description in paragraph (1)(a)(i), (1)(a)(iv), (1)(b)(i), (1)(c)(i) or (1)(c)(ii) has not been completed, formulated or prepared (as the case may be) and, where required by or under the enactment concerned, published, before the reorganisation date, the single tier council that is related to the council authorised by that paragraph to take that action shall take such steps as are necessary to secure that the plan, review, scheme, statement or strategy is completed, formulated or prepared (as the case may be) and, where required by or under the enactment concerned, published, as soon as practicable and not later than the date that falls 36 months after the reorganisation date.

In the period beginning on the reorganisation date and ending on the date on which the single tier council complies with paragraph (5) F12or (5B) as the case may be, reviews and strategies of the description specified in paragraph (1)(c) and plans, F13rules, schemes, statements and strategies of the descriptions specified in paragraph (1)(a) and (b) that have been carried out, formulated or prepared (as the case may be) and, where required by or under the enactment concerned, published—

shall be treated as if they had been carried out, formulated, prepared, and (where required) published by the single tier council for the whole or such part of its area as corresponds to the area to which the particular plan, review, F14rules, scheme, statement or strategy relates.

Nothing in paragraph (6) shall affect the continued validity, after the date on which the single tier council complies with paragraph (5) F15or (5B) as the case may be, of a plan, review, F16rules, scheme, statement or strategy prepared and published as mentioned in paragraph (6)(a) or (b), for any transitional purpose specified in the plan, review, rules, scheme, statement or strategy prepared by the single tier council.

The requirements of section 5(1) of the Licensing Act 2003 shall be treated as satisfied, as regards the F17five year period beginning with 7th January F182021, or the five year period specified by the related preparing or shadow council or by the single tier council under section 5(6C) of that Act, and a single tier council, by a statement published in accordance with regulations under subsection (7) of that Act—

The requirements of section 349(1) of the Gambling Act 2005 shall be treated as satisfied, as regards the three year period beginning with 31st January F192019, and a single tier council, by a statement published in accordance with regulations under subsection (4) of that Act—

Where a single tier council is taking steps under paragraph (5) to prepare a council tax reduction scheme under section 13A(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 1A to that Act does not apply.