Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2021

Modification to operation of section 31AM of Act of 2000 having regard to Covid-19

6. Section 31AM of the Act of 2000 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (9):

“(9A) During the period beginning on the date on which section 6 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2021 comes into operation and ending on 31 December 2023—

(a) subsection (1) shall be construed and have effect as if the following paragraph were inserted after paragraph (a):

‘(aa) a notice given under section 11D(3) by a planning authority to the Office for the purposes of that section of the intention of the planning authority to extend the duration of its existing development plan,’,

(b) subsection (4) shall be construed and have effect as if the following paragraph were inserted after paragraph (a):

‘(aa) section 11D(5), in respect of an extension of the duration of an existing development plan,’,

and

(c) subsection (5) shall be construed and have effect as if the following paragraph were inserted after paragraph (c):

‘(d) any observations or submissions it makes to a planning authority under section 27D(2) in respect of the extension of the duration of an existing development plan.’.”.