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UK Law Reference
All sections of Housing and Planning Act 2016
2016 c. 22, s.144

Section 144 — Power to give direction to examiner of development plan document

This version in force from 2016-07-13

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

In section 20 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (independent examination), after subsection (6) insert— (6A) The Secretary of State may by notice to the person appointed to carry out the examination— (a) direct the person not to take any step, or any further step, in connection with the examination of the development plan document, or of a specified part of it, until a specified time or until the direction is withdrawn; (b) require the person— (i) to consider any specified matters; (ii) to give an opportunity, or further opportunity, to specified persons to appear before and be heard by the person; (iii) to take any specified procedural step in connection with the examination.In this subsection “specified” means specified in the notice.