Write the words of this act the way you think they should read. Solon shows your change as a redline against the published text and pins it to that exact text, so it can never be applied to wording you did not see.
Change 1
As published
53A Lapse of initial notice
(1) This section applies where—
(a) on any day (“the relevant day”) an initial notice is given in respect of any work, and
(b) the initial notice is accepted.
(2) Where the work relates to one building and is not commenced within 3 years from the end of the relevant day—
(a) the initial notice ceases to be in force, and
(b) if a plans certificate relating to the work (or any part of it) has been accepted, the relevant provisions have effect as if the certificate had not been given (or accepted).
(3) Where the work relates to more than one building, and the work in relation to one or more of the buildings (“the relevant work”) is not commenced within 3 years from the end of the relevant day—
(a) the initial notice ceases to be in force so far as it relates to the relevant work, and
(b) if a plans certificate relating to the relevant work (or any part of it) has been accepted, the relevant provisions have effect as if, as regards the relevant work, the certificate had not been given (or accepted).
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) it does not matter whether the plans certificate also relates to work other than the relevant work.
(5) In this section “the relevant provisions” has the meaning given by section 32.
(6) Building regulations may make provision about when work, or work relating to a building, is to be regarded as commenced for the purposes of this section.
Your change, as a redline
53A Lapse of initial notice
(1) This section applies where—
(a) on any day (“the relevant day”) an initial notice is given in respect of any work, and
(b) the initial notice is accepted.
(2) Where the work relates to one building and is not commenced within 3 years from the end of the relevant day—
(a) the initial notice ceases to be in force, and
(b) if a plans certificate relating to the work (or any part of it) has been accepted, the relevant provisions have effect as if the certificate had not been given (or accepted).
(3) Where the work relates to more than one building, and the work in relation to one or more of the buildings (“the relevant work”) is not commenced within 3 years from the end of the relevant day—
(a) the initial notice ceases to be in force so far as it relates to the relevant work, and
(b) if a plans certificate relating to the relevant work (or any part of it) has been accepted, the relevant provisions have effect as if, as regards the relevant work, the certificate had not been given (or accepted).
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) it does not matter whether the plans certificate also relates to work other than the relevant work.
(5) In this section “the relevant provisions” has the meaning given by section 32.
(6) Building regulations may make provision about when work, or work relating to a building, is to be regarded as commenced for the purposes of this section.
One line that says what changes, such as "Halve the dog tax".
Who it helps, what it costs, what it fixes. It is what persuades people to support it.
A proposal here is not law. Support on Solon is evidence that people want the change; the official route says what it takes to make it law.
Sign in to file your proposal. What you have written stays on this page.
Ask what your change would do, who would gain and who would bear a cost, and where something like it is already law. The assistant reads your draft as it stands, cites the law and the studies it finds, and takes no side. What you file stays yours.