Planning and Development Act 2000

F162[National Planning Framework

20A

20A.The National Spatial Strategy, as amended having regard to the provisions of this Chapter including any document published by the Government which amends or replaces that Strategy or such subsequent document, shall be known as the National Planning Framework.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F162

Inserted (22.10.2018) by Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), s. 18(1), S.I. No. 436 of 2018.

Modifications (not altering text):

C43

Prospective affecting provision: transitional arrangements on repeal made by Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), s. 21(6), not commenced as of date of revision.

National Planning Framework

21.—(1) The Government shall prepare and publish a document to be known as the National Planning Framework.

(6) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (3) and the repeal of section 20A of the Act of 2000 effected by section 6, the National Planning Framework under that section that was in force immediately before such repeal shall—

(a) continue in force for the period that it would have continued in force but for such repeal,

(b) be deemed to be the first National Planning Framework made under subsection (1), and

(c) be reviewed in accordance with section 22.