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379: Declarations
or “This law explains how to figure out if certain rules are part of a plan and what kinds of activities they allow.”
You could also call this:

“Old rules from other laws about noise, planning, and air quality stay in place even after this new law starts.”

If you had a notice given to you under certain old laws before this new law started, those notices will still work the same way they did before. This means the old rules still apply to those notices, even though we have this new law now.

These old notices include ones about:

  • Controlling noise
  • Keeping unpleasant things to a minimum
  • Making sure people follow the rules for how land is used
  • Getting rid of things that shouldn’t be in harbours
  • Stopping processes that might pollute the air or asking for information about them

You don’t need to worry about getting new notices for these things just because the law has changed. The old notices will keep working just like they did before.

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Next up: 381: Existing notices deemed to be abatement notices

or “Old rules that tell people to stop doing things are now treated as new rules that tell people to stop doing things.”
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Part 15 Transitional provisions
Transitional notices, directions, etc

380Existing notices which continue in effect

  1. Every notice given under any of the following enactments and that is in force immediately before the date of commencement of this Act shall continue to have effect, and the enactment under which it was given shall continue to apply, as if this Act had not been enacted:

  2. section 6 of the Noise Control Act 1982 (which relates to noise abatement notices):
    1. section 77 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1977 (which imposes a duty to keep objectionable elements to a minimum):
      1. section 94 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1977 (which relates to enforcement of district schemes):
        1. section 177 of the Harbours Act 1950 (which relates to the removal of unauthorised works):
          1. section 29A of the Clean Air Act 1972 (which relates to the shutting down of processes) and section 42 of that Act (which relates to the furnishing of information).