The Planning and Energy Act 2008 (c 21) is an
Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema ...
.
Section 1 - Energy policies
Section 1(1) provides:
Section 1(2) defines the expressions "
energy efficiency
Energy efficiency may refer to:
* Energy efficiency (physics), the ratio between the useful output and input of an energy conversion process
** Electrical efficiency, useful power output per electrical power consumed
** Mechanical efficiency, a ra ...
standards" and "energy requirements".
Section 1(3) defines the expression "appropriate national authority".
Section 2 - Interpretation
This section defines the expressions "development plan documents" and "local development plans". It provides that they have the same meaning as in Part 2 of the
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c 5) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was promoted by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. It substantially reforms the town planning and compulsory purchase framework in t ...
and as in the
Town and Country Planning Act 1990
The Town and Country Planning Act 1990c 8 is an act of the United Kingdom Parliament regulating the development of land in England and Wales. It is a central part of English land law in that it concerns town and country planning in the United Ki ...
respectively.
See also
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Planning Acts
References
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Halsbury's Statutes
''Halsbury's Statutes of England and Wales'' (commonly referred to as ''Halsbury's Statutes'') provides updated texts of every Public General Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Measure of the Welsh Assembly, or Church of England Measur ...
,
External links
The Planning and Energy Act 2008 as amended from the
National Archives.
The Planning and Energy Act 2008 as originally enacted from the
National Archives.
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2008
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