{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008/section-96A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008/section-96A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/29",
  "legislation_title": "Planning Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008",
  "path": "section/96A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "96A",
  "heading": "Representations from public authorities",
  "text": "(1) In making any representations about the application (oral or written), a relevant public authority must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State to assist such authorities in making representations for the purposes of the examination of an application.\n(2) “Relevant public authority” means a public authority within any of paragraphs (a) to (c) of section 56(2), except—\n(a) the Scottish Ministers,\n(b) a Northern Ireland department, or\n(c) any other public authority whose functions are exercisable only in or as regards Scotland or Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 96A inserted (24.7.2026) by Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (c. 34), ss. 8(3), 118(1)(c) (with s. 116); S.I. 2026/641, reg. 3(e)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/29/section/96A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:38.131823+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}