{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-control-of-advertisements-regulations-1992/regulation-23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-control-of-advertisements-regulations-1992/regulation-23.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/666",
  "legislation_title": "The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-control-of-advertisements-regulations-1992",
  "path": "regulation/23",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Exercise of powers by the Secretary of State",
  "text": "(1) If it appears to the Secretary of State, after consultation with the local planning authority, that—\n(a) a discontinuance notice should be served under regulation 8; or\n(b) an area of special control order, or an order revoking such an order, should be made under regulation 18,\nhe may himself serve such a notice or make such an order.\n(2) Where the Secretary of State proposes to exercise his powers under paragraph (1) above, the provisions of regulations 8 and 15 (in relation to sub-paragraph (a)), and of regulation 18 and Schedule 5 (in relation to sub-paragraph (b)), shall apply as they apply to the action of a local planning authority, with such modifications as may be necessary.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations repealed (E.) (6.4.2007) by The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/783), regs. 1(1), 32(1) (with reg. 32(2)-(4))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 23 in force at 6.4.1992, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/666/regulation/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:25:29.963108+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."
}