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ARTICLE · 08 JULY 2013

More Of Growth And Infrastructure Act 2013 In Force

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A report on the coming into force of parts of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013.

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Angus Walker
Angus Walker

Today's entry reports on the coming into force of parts of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013.

The Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 received royal assent on 25 April and contains various measures intended to boost growth and improve infrastructure consenting.

Yesterday, a lot of the Act came into force, it being two months since royal assent, and last week a second 'commencement order' was made that brought even more into force yesterday and a few other provisions in the future.  A small minority of the sections of the Act are not in force and have no date yet for their coming into force, however.  Here is a summary of the current state of play.

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