The Planning and Energy Act 2008 (c 21) is an Act

Act of Parliament

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 of the Parliament

Parliament

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 of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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.

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

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was promoted by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister...

 and as in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

Town and Country Planning Act 1990

The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is an act of the British Parliament regulating the development of land in England and Wales-Section 1:...

 respectively.

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• The Planning and Energy Act 2008, as originally enacted from the National Archives.