208Permits

208 Permits (1) All permits in force under the **Town and Country Planning Act 1961** immediately before the commencement of item 131 in the Schedule continue in force under this Act and, subject to subsections (2) and (3), have the same effect and are subject to the same provisions as if they had been issued under this Act. (2) A permit referred to in subsection (1) is cancelled at the end of three years after the commencement of item 131 in the Schedule if no action was taken before that commencement or within that three year period to carry out the use or development for which the permit was granted unless— (a) the permit specifies a later time for carrying out the use or development; or (b) the time for carrying out the use or development under the permit is extended under section 69 beyond that three-year period; or (c) the permit specifies an earlier time for carrying out the use or development. (3) A permit referred to in subsection (1)— (a) expires on the commencement of item 131 in the Schedule if the use for which it was issued was discontinued for the period of two years immediately preceding that commencement; or (b) expires if the use for which it was issued was discontinued for any period of two years beginning within the period of two years immediately preceding the commencement of item 131 in the Schedule or beginning after that commencement. S. 209 amended by No. 5/1988 s. 7(1)–(3), repealed by No. 52/1998 s. 192. S. 210 amended by No. 5/1988 s. 8(1)(2), repealed by No. 52/1998 s. 192. S. 211 inserted by No. 5/1988 s. 10.