Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2021

Modification to operation of Part XAB of Act of 2000 having regard to Covid-19

8. Part XAB of the Act of 2000 is amended—

(a) in section 177R, by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):

“(1A) During the period beginning on the date on which section 8 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2021 comes into operation and ending on 31 December 2023—

(a) the definition of ‘Land use plan’ in subsection (1) shall be construed and have effect as if the following paragraph were inserted after paragraph (e):

‘(f) a proposed extension of the duration of an existing development plan;’,

and

(b) in this Part, a reference to ‘draft Land use plan’ or ‘Land use plan’ shall be construed and have effect as including a reference to a proposed extension of the duration of an existing development plan referred to in paragraph (f) of the definition of ‘Land use plan’ (inserted by section 8 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2021).”,

and

(b) in section 177S, by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):

“(2A) During the period beginning on the date on which section 8 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2021 comes into operation and ending on 31 December 2023, the competent authority in the State referred to in subsection (2) shall be construed and have effect as if the following paragraph were inserted after paragraph (h):

‘(i) in relation to a proposed extension of the duration of an existing development plan, the planning authority for whose area the development plan is proposed to be extended in duration.’.”.