Business and Planning Act 2020

Business and Planning Act 2020

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision relating to the promotion of economic recovery and growth.
Citation	2020 c. 16
Introduced by	Alok Sharma, (Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Commons) Earl Howe (Lords)
Territorial extent	Part 1 Extends to England and Wales, Part 2 S 12 extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Part 2 S 13 - 14 extend to England and Wales and Scotland, Part 2 S 15 Northern Ireland, Part 3 S 16-21 England and Wales, Part 3 S 22 extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland, Part 4 England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Dates
Royal assent	22 July 2020
Commencement	Various, all parts in effect from 19 August 2020
Other legislation
Amends	Road Traffic Act 1988, Consumer Credit Act 1974, Licensing Act 2003, Coronavirus Act 2020
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Business and Planning Act 2020 (c. 16) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which introduces a number of temporary and permanent measures with the purpose of allowing certain business sectors to operate whilst managing the risks arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]