24 (1) Section 7 applies to applications, matters or proceedings commenced on or after December 16, 2004 relating to areas designated as Protected Countryside in the Greenbelt Plan except as may be otherwise prescribed.  2005, c. 1, s. 24 (1). Non-application (2) Section 7 does not apply to applications, matters or proceedings commenced before December 16, 2004 relating to areas designated as Protected Countryside in the Greenbelt Plan.  2005, c. 1, s. 24 (2). Same (3) Despite subsection (2), a decision referred to in section 7 with respect to an application, matter or proceeding that was commenced before December 16, 2004 and that is prescribed shall conform with such policies of the Greenbelt Plan as may be prescribed.  2005, c. 1, s. 24 (3). Time of commencement (4) For the purposes of this section, an application, matter or proceeding shall be deemed to have been commenced, (a)  in the case of an official plan or its amendment or repeal, on the day the by-law adopting the plan, amendment or repeal is passed; (b)  in the case of a request for an official plan amendment by any person or public body, on the day the request is received, whether the amendment is adopted or not; (c)  in the case of a zoning by-law or its amendment, including an interim control by-law, on the day the by-law is passed; (d)  in the case of an application for an amendment to a zoning by-law, on the day the application is made; (e)  in the case of development in a site plan control area, on the day the application under subsection 41 (4) of the Planning Act is made; (f)  in the case of an application for a minor variance under section 45 of the Planning Act, on the day the application is made; (g)  in the case of an application to amend or revoke an order under section 47 of the Planning Act, on the day the application is made; (h)  in the case of an application for approval of a plan of subdivision under section 51 of the Planning Act or for approval or exemption from approval for a condominium under section 9 of the Condominium Act, 1998, on the day the application is made; (i)  in the case of an application for a consent under section 53 of the Planning Act, on the day the application is made.  2005, c. 1, s. 24 (4). Same (5) Despite clause (4) (d), in the case of an application for an amendment to a zoning by-law required as a condition of approval for a plan of subdivision under section 51 of the Planning Act, as a condition of approval for a condominium under section 9 of the Condominium Act, 1998 or as a condition of a provisional consent under section 53 of the Planning Act, the application for amendment of the zoning by-law shall be deemed to have been commenced on the day the application for approval of the plan of subdivision, the application for approval of the condominium, or the application for consent is made.  2005, c. 1, s. 24 (5). Limitation (6) Subsection (5) applies only if the application for approval of the plan of subdivision, the application for approval of the condominium, or the application for consent is made before December 16, 2004.  2005, c. 1, s. 24 (6). 25-27 Omitted (amends or repeals other Acts).  2005, c. 1, ss. 25-27. 28 Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Act).  2005, c. 1, s. 28. 29 Omitted (enacts short title of this Act).  2005, c. 1, s. 29. ______________  Français