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Amendment of section 28 of Act of 2016
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57. (1) Section 28 of the Act of 2016 is amended by substituting the following for subsection (1) (which provides for an amendment of section 42 of the Principal Act):
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“(1) Section 42 of the Act of 2000 is amended—
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(a) in subsection (1) by substituting the following for paragraph (a):
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‘(a) (i) the authority is satisfied that—
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(I) the development to which the permission relates was commenced before the expiration of the appropriate period sought to be extended,
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(II) an environmental impact assessment or an appropriate assessment, or both of those assessments, was or were not required before the permission was granted,
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(III) substantial works were carried out pursuant to the permission during that period, and
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(IV) the development will be completed within a reasonable time,’,
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and
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(b) by substituting the following for subsection (4):
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‘(4) A decision to extend the appropriate period of a permission shall be made not more than twice under this section and a planning authority shall not further extend the appropriate period. Where a second decision to extend an appropriate period is made under this section, the combined duration of the 2 extensions of the appropriate period shall not exceed 5 years.’.”.
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(2) This section comes into operation upon the passing of this Act.
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