# The Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Hearings) Rules 2013, Article 1: Citation, commencement and application

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(1) These Rules may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Hearings) Rules 2013.
(2) These Rules come into force on 1st October 2013.
(3) These Rules apply in relation to any hearing which, under section 319A of the 1990 Act, the Secretary of State determines must be held in England for the purposes of determining a relevant application made on or after 1st October 2013.
(4) Where these Rules apply in relation to a relevant application which previously fell to be considered in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Written Representations and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013, any step taken or thing done under those Regulations which could have been done under any corresponding provision of these Rules has effect as if it had been taken or done under the corresponding provision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2141/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-section-62a-applications-hearings-rules-2013/article-1
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