# The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Local Planning) (Modification and Consequential Amendments) (England) Regulations 2026, Regulation 9: Amendment of the Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) Regulations 2000

Extent: E+W

(1) The Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) Regulations 2000 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4—
(a) in paragraph (3)(ca)—
(i) for “section 20 (independent examination)” substitute “section 15D (independent examination: local plans)”;
(ii) for “development plan document” substitute “document which is to be or form part of a minerals and waste plan, a local plan or a supplementary plan”;
(b) in paragraph (4)(a)(ia)—
(i) for “section 20” substitute “section 15D”;
(ii) for “development plan document” substitute “document which is to be or form part of a minerals and waste plan, a local plan or a supplementary plan”;
(c) in paragraph (4A), for “sections 28 to 31 (joint local development documents and joint committees)” substitute “sections 15I to 15JB (joint plans and joint committees)”;
(d) in paragraph (4C)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “one or more joint development plan documents” substitute “one or more joint local plans, one or more joint documents which are to be or form part of a minerals and waste plan, or one or more joint supplementary plans”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (c), for “the subject of an order under section 29 of the 2004 Act or an earlier agreement under section 30 of the 2004 Act” substitute “the subject of—
(i) an order under section 29 of the 2004 Act;
(ii) an earlier agreement under section 30 of the 2004 Act;
(iii) regulations made under section 15J of the 2004 Act; or
(iv) an earlier agreement under section 15JA of the 2004 Act”;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (d), after “an order” insert “or regulations”.
(3) In Schedule 3—
(a) in column (1), for “Development plan documents” substitute “Documents which are to be or form part of minerals and waste plans, local plans and supplementary plans”;
(b) in column (2), for “Section 15” substitute “Part 2”;
(c) in column (1), omit “Plans and alterations which together comprise the Development Plan”;
(d) in column (2), omit the entries relating to the words omitted by sub-paragraph (c).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/170/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-and-compulsory-purchase-act-2004-local-planning-modification-and-consequential-amendments-england-regulations-2026/regulation-9
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