Regulation 3 Electronic communicationsF1
England and Wales
Where within these Regulations—
a person is required to—
send a document, a copy of a document or any notice to another person,
notify another person of any matter; and
that other person has an address for the purposes of electronic communications;
the document, copy, notice or notification may be sent or made by way of electronic communications.
Where within these Regulations a person may make representations on any matter or document, those representations may be made—
in writing, or
by way of electronic communications.
Where—
an electronic communication is used as mentioned in paragraphs (1) and (2), and
the communication is received by the recipient outside the recipient's office hours, it is to be taken to have been received on the next working day, and in this regulation “working day” means a day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 M1 or other public holiday in England.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Regulations revoked (25.3.2026) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/186), regs. 1(2), 90 (with Sch. and with savings in S.I. 2026/169, reg. 1(3), Sch. 1)
Marginal citations
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