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# The Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2023 No. 900
Highways, England
The Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Made
9th August 2023
Coming into force
10th August 2023
The Secretary of State, considering it reasonable to do so to mitigate an effect of coronavirus, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10(2) and 23(2)(c) of the Business and Planning Act 2020.
A draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with section 23(6) of that Act.

## 1 Citation, commencement, extent and savings {#regulation-1}

These Regulations may be cited as the Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made (“the coming into force date”).

## 2 Citation, commencement, extent and savings {#regulation-2}

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

## 3 Citation, commencement, extent and savings {#regulation-3}

The amendments made by regulation 5 only apply in relation to a pavement licence under Part 1 of the Business and Planning Act 2020 (“the 2020 Act”) for which an application is made in accordance with section 2 of the 2020 Act on or after the coming into force date.

## 4 Amendment of the Business and Planning Act 2020 {#regulation-4}

The 2020 Act is amended in accordance with the following provisions.

## 5 Amendment of the Business and Planning Act 2020 {#regulation-5}

In section 4 (duration)—
(a) in subsection (1)(b), for “30 September 2023” substitute “30 September 2024”;
(b) in subsection (2)(b), for “30 September 2023” substitute “30 September 2024”; and
(c) in subsection (4), for “30 September 2023” substitute “30 September 2024”.

## 6 Amendment of the Business and Planning Act 2020 {#regulation-6}

In section 10(1) (expiry of pavement licence provisions), for “30 September 2023” substitute “30 September 2024”.