PART 2 continued
(1) This section applies if the constituent authorities to a joint committee agree that the joint committee is to be, for the purposes of this Part, the local planning authority for any area or matter which is not the subject of—
(a) an order under section 29, or
(b) an earlier agreement under this section.
(2) Each of the constituent authorities and the joint committee must revise their local development scheme in accordance with the agreement.
(3) With effect from the date when the last such revision takes effect the joint committee is, for the purposes of this Part, the local planning authority for the area or matter mentioned in subsection (1).
(1) This section applies if a constituent authority requests the Secretary of State to revoke an order constituting a joint committee as the local planning authority for any area or in respect of any matter.
(2) The Secretary of State may revoke the order.
(3) Any step taken by the joint committee in relation to a local development scheme or a local development document must be treated for the purposes of any corresponding scheme or document as a step taken by a successor authority.
(4) A successor authority is—
(a) a local planning authority which were a constituent authority of the joint committee;
(b) a joint committee constituted by order under section 29 for an area which does not include an area which was not part of the area of the joint committee mentioned in subsection (1).
(5) If the revocation takes effect at any time when an independent examination is being carried out in relation to a local development document the examination must be suspended.
(6) But if before the end of the period prescribed for the purposes of this subsection a successor authority falling within subsection (4)(a) requests the Secretary of State to do so he may direct that—
(a) the examination is resumed in relation to the corresponding document;
(b) any step taken for the purposes of the suspended examination has effect for the purposes of the resumed examination.
(7) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision as to what is a corresponding scheme or document.
(1) This section applies to any representation or objection in respect of anything which is done or is proposed to be done in pursuance of—
(a) an order or scheme under section 10, 14, 16, 18, 106(1) or (3) or 108(1) of the Highways Act 1980 (c. 66);
(b) an order or scheme under section 7, 9, 11, 13 or 20 of the Highways Act 1959 (c. 25), section 3 of the Highways (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1961 (c. 63) or section 1 or 10 of the Highways Act 1971 (c. 41) (which provisions were replaced by the provisions mentioned in paragraph (a));
(c) an order under section 1 of the New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64).
(2) If the Secretary of State or a local planning authority thinks that a representation made in relation to a local development document is in substance a representation or objection to which this section applies he or they (as the case may be) may disregard it.
The Secretary of State may direct that this Part does not apply to the area of an urban development corporation.
In the exercise of any function conferred under or by virtue of this Part the local planning authority must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.
(1) Every local planning authority must make an annual report to the Secretary of State.
(2) The annual report must contain such information as is prescribed as to—
(a) the implementation of the local development scheme;
(b) the extent to which the policies set out in the local development documents are being achieved.
(3) The annual report must—
(a) be in respect of such period of 12 months as is prescribed;
(b) be made at such time as is prescribed;
(c) be in such form as is prescribed;
(d) contain such other matter as is prescribed.
(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision in connection with the exercise by any person of functions under this Part.
(2) The regulations may in particular make provision as to—
(a) the procedure to be followed by the local planning authority in carrying out the appraisal under section 19;
(b) the procedure to be followed in the preparation of local development documents;
(c) requirements about the giving of notice and publicity;
(d) requirements about inspection by the public of a local development document or any other document;
(e) the nature and extent of consultation with and participation by the public in anything done under this Part;
(f) the making of representations about any matter to be included in a local development document;
(g) consideration of any such representations;
(h) the remuneration and allowances payable to a person appointed to carry out an independent examination under section 20;
(i) the determination of the time at which anything must be done for the purposes of this Part;
(j) the manner of publication of any draft, report or other document published under this Part;
(k) monitoring the exercise by local planning authorities of their functions under this Part;
(l) the making of reasonable charges for the provision of copies of documents required by or under this Part.
(1) Local development scheme must be construed in accordance with section 15.
(2) Local development document must be construed in accordance with section 17.
(3) A development plan document is a document which—
(a) is a local development document, and
(b) forms part of the development plan.
(4) Local planning authorities are—
(a) district councils;
(b) London borough councils;
(c) metropolitan district councils;
(d) county councils in relation to any area in England for which there is no district council;
(e) the Broads Authority.
(5) A National Park authority is the local planning authority for the whole of its area and subsection (4) must be construed subject to that.
(6) RSS and RPB must be construed in accordance with Part 1.
(7) This section applies for the purposes of this Part.