Planning and Energy Act 2008 explained

Short Title:	Planning and Energy Act 2008^[1]
Parliament:	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:	An Act to enable local planning authorities to set requirements for energy use and energy efficiency in local plans.
Year:	2008
Statute Book Chapter:	2008 c 21
Territorial Extent:	England and Wales^[2]
Royal Assent:	13 November 2008
Commencement:	13 November 2008^[3]
Original Text:	http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/21/contents/enacted
Legislation History:	http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2007-08/planningandenergy.html
Revised Text:	http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/21/contents

The Planning and Energy Act 2008 (c 21) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Section 1 - Energy policies

Section 1(1) provides:

Section 1(2) defines the expressions "energy efficiency 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 and as in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 respectively.

See also

• Planning Acts

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,

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• The Planning and Energy Act 2008, as originally enacted from the National Archives.

Notes and References

1. The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 3(1) of this Act.
2. The Planning and Energy Act 2008, section 3(2)
3. The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b)