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UK Law Reference
All sections of Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
2023 c. 55, s.96

Section 96 — Adjustment of terminology

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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 .

(1) In section 337 of GLAA 1999 (publication of spatial development strategy)—

(a) for the heading substitute “Adoption.”;

(b) in subsection (1), for “publish” substitute “adopt”;

(c) after that subsection insert— (1A) The Mayor adopts the strategy by publishing it together with a statement that it has been adopted. ;

(d) in subsection (2), for “published” substitute “adopted”;

(e) in subsection (4), for “published”, in both places it occurs, substitute “adopted”;

(f) in subsection (5), for “publication” substitute “adoption”;

(g) in subsection (6), for “published” substitute “adopted”;

(h) in subsection (7), for “publish” substitute “adopt”;

(i) in subsection (8), for “publish” substitute “adopt”;

(j) in subsection (9), for “published” substitute “adopted”.

(2) Also in GLAA 1999—

(a) in section 41(1)(c), for “published” substitute “adopted”;

(b) in section 43(5)(a), for “published”, in both places it occurs, substitute “adopted”;

(c) in section 334(1), for “publish” substitute “adopt”;

(d) in section 336—

(i) in subsection (1), for “publishes” substitute “adopts”;

(ii) in subsection (4), for “publish” substitute “adopt”;

(e) in section 338(1), for “publishing” substitute “adopting”;

(f) in section 341—

(i) in subsection (1), for “publish” substitute “adopt”;

(ii) in subsection (2), for “publish” substitute “adopt”;

(iii) in subsection (3), for “publication”, in both places it occurs, substitute “adoption”;

(g) in section 343(1)(c), after “publication,” insert “adoption,”.

(3) In section 74(1C)(b) of TCPA 1990, for “published” substitute “adopted”.

(4) Any reference in an enactment to a strategy, or alteration or replacement of a strategy, adopted under Part 8 of GLAA 1999 (or the adoption of it) includes reference to a strategy, alteration or replacement published under that Part before this section comes into force (or the publication of it).