Business and Planning Act 2020

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Business and Planning Act 2020
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act to make provision relating to the promotion of economic recovery and growth.
Citation 2020 c. 16
Introduced by Alok Sharma, (Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Commons)
Earl Howe (Lords)
Territorial extent Part 1 Extends to England and Wales, Part 2 S 12 extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Part 2 S 13 - 14 extend to England and Wales and Scotland, Part 2 S 15 Northern Ireland, Part 3 S 16-21 England and Wales, Part 3 S 22 extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland, Part 4 England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Dates
Royal assent 22 July 2020
Commencement Various, all parts in effect from 19 August 2020
Other legislation
Amends Road Traffic Act 1988, Consumer Credit Act 1974, Licensing Act 2003, Coronavirus Act 2020
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Business and Planning Act 2020 (c. 16) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which introduces a number of temporary and permanent measures with the purpose of allowing certain business sectors to operate whilst managing the risks arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

Main provisions

The primary provisions of the act are to: [2]

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References

  1. "COVID-19: Business and Planning Act 2020 receives Royal Assent". Practical Law by Thomson Reuters. 22 July 2020.
  2. "Overview of the Act". Legislation.gov.uk.
  3. "Business and Planning Act 2020, Part 2, Clause 12".
  4. "Business and Planning Act 2020, Part 1".
  5. "Business and Planning Act 2020, Part 1, Section 11".
  6. "Business and Planning Act 2020, Part 3, Extension of certain permissions and consents".
  7. "Business and Planning Act 2020, Part 3, Construction working hours".
  8. "Business and Planning Act 2020, Part 3, Procedure for certain planning proceedings".
  9. "Business and Planning Act 2020, Part 3, Electronic inspection of spatial development strategy".
  10. "Business and Planning Act 2020, Part 2, Goods, passenger and public service vehicles".