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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-and-compensation-act-1991-commencement-no-7-and-transitional-provisions-order-1992/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-and-compensation-act-1991-commencement-no-7-and-transitional-provisions-order-1992/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/334",
  "legislation_title": "The Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-and-compensation-act-1991-commencement-no-7-and-transitional-provisions-order-1992",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nArticle 3 of this Order brings into force on 24th February 1992 section 37 of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 insofar as it enables the Secretary of State to make Regulations under section 84AA(10) of the 1972 Act.\nArticle 4 of this Order brings into force on 26th March 1992 the following provisions of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 which apply to Scotland:—\nsection 33\n(planning contravention notices)\nsection 35\n(interdicts relating to breaches of planning control)\nsection 36\n(time limits on enforcement action) except so far as it relates to breach of conditions notices\nsection 37\n(enforcement notices)\nsection 38\n(appeal against enforcement notices)\nsection 39\n(execution of work required by enforcement notice)\nsection 40\n(offence where enforcement notice not complied with)\nsection 41\n(stop notices)\nsection 43\n(rights of entry)\nsection 54\n(trees)\nsection 56\n(power to remove or obliterate placards and posters)\nsection 57 and Schedule 10\n(listed buildings, conservation areas and hazardous substances) except so far as these provisions relate to hazardous substances\nsection 61 and Schedule 13\n(planning: minor and consequential amendments—Scotland) so far as these provisions relate to the provisions of Schedule 13 to the 1991 Act listed in Schedule 2 to this Order, and to the extent specified in that Schedule\nsection 84(6)and Schedule 19\ninsofar as the repeal provisions in part IV of Schedule 19 are listed in Schedule 1 to this Order.\nArticle 4 of this Order also brings into force on 26th March 1992 section 82 of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991, which makes procedural provision in respect of an Order in Council relating to home loss payments in Northern Ireland.\nArticle 5 of this Order contains transitional provisions required for the time being to preserve the existing time limites on enforcement action.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "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."
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