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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008/section-13",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/29",
  "legislation_title": "Planning Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008",
  "path": "section/13",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Legal challenges relating to national policy statements",
  "text": "(1) A court may entertain proceedings for questioning a national policy statement or anything done, or omitted to be done, by the Secretary of State in the course of preparing such a statement only if—\n(a) the proceedings are brought by a claim for judicial review, and\n(b) the claim form is filed before the end of the period of 6 weeks beginning with the day after —\n(i) the day on which the statement is designated as a national policy statement for the purposes of this Act, or\n(ii) (if later) the day on which the statement is published.\n(2) A court may entertain proceedings for questioning a decision of the Secretary of State not to carry out a review of all or part of a national policy statement only if—\n(a) the proceedings are brought by a claim for judicial review, and\n(b) the claim form is filed before the end of the period of 6 weeks beginning with the day after the day of the decision not to carry out the review.\n(3) A court may entertain proceedings for questioning a decision of the Secretary of State to carry out a review of all or part of a national policy statement only if—\n(a) the proceedings are brought by a claim for judicial review, and\n(b) the claim form is filed before the end of the period of 6 weeks beginning with the day after the day on which the Secretary of State complies with section 6(5) in relation to the review concerned.\n(4) A court may entertain proceedings for questioning anything done, or omitted to be done, by the Secretary of State in the course of carrying out a review of all or part of a national policy statement only if—\n(a) the proceedings are brought by a claim for judicial review, and\n(b) the claim form is filed before the end of the period of 6 weeks beginning with the day after the day on which the Secretary of State complies with section 6(5) in relation to the review concerned.\n(5) A court may entertain proceedings for questioning anything done by the Secretary of State under section 6(5) after completing a review of all or part of a national policy statement only if—\n(a) the proceedings are brought by a claim for judicial review, and\n(b) the claim form is filed before the end of the period of 6 weeks beginning with the day after the day on which the thing concerned is done.\n(6) A court may entertain proceedings for questioning a decision of the Secretary of State as to whether or not to suspend the operation of all or part of a national policy statement under section 11 only if—\n(a) the proceedings are brought by a claim for judicial review, and\n(b) the claim form is filed before the end of the period of 6 weeks beginning with the day after the day of the decision.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 13(1)(b) substituted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 92(3)(a), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 71"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 13(1)(b) inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 92(3)(b), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 71"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 13(2)(b) substituted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 92(3)(a), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 71"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 13(2)(b) inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 92(3)(b), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 71"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 13(3)(b) substituted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 92(3)(a), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 71"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 13(3)(b) inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 92(3)(b), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 71"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in s. 13(4)(b) substituted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 92(3)(a), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 71"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in s. 13(4)(b) inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 92(3)(b), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 71"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in s. 13(5)(b) substituted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 92(3)(a), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 71"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in s. 13(5)(b) inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 92(3)(b), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 71"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in s. 13(6)(b) substituted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 92(3)(a), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 71"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in s. 13(6)(b) inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 92(3)(b), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 71"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 13 in force at 6.4.2009 by S.I. 2009/400, art. 3(a)"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/29/section/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:38.131823+00:00",
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