Article 3 Provisions coming into force on 2nd January 1992

Subject to article 4 the following provisions of the 1991 Act shall come into force on 2nd January 1992—

• section 30 (except for the purposes of any inquiry or hearing which, if it had taken place, would have been—

  1. (a)

     held in respect of an order submitted to the Secretary of State for his confirmation under section 98, 103 or 259 of or Schedule 9 to the 1990 Act, section 24 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990^f1, or section 15 of the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990^f2,

  2. (b)

     held in respect of an order submitted to the Secretary of State for his approval, under regulations made under section 220 of the 1990 Act, revoking or modifying an express consent within the meaning of such regulations, or

  3. (c)

     caused to be held by the Secretary of State in the exercise of his powers under section 252 of that Act);

• section 70, so far as it is not yet in force;

• section 80 as it applies in relation to England and Wales, so far as it is not yet in force.