SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13Infrastructure Planning Commission: transfer of functions to Secretary of State

PART 1Amendments of the Planning Act 2008

Advice for potential applicants and others

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1

Section 51 (giving of advice by Commission and disclosure of advice and requests for advice) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) for “The Commission may give advice to an applicant or potential applicant, or to others,” substitute “ This section applies to advice ”.

3

For subsections (2) to (4) substitute—

3

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the giving of advice to which this section applies.

4

In particular, regulations under subsection (3) may make provision that has the effect that—

a

a request for advice made by an applicant, potential applicant or other person, or

b

advice given to an applicant, potential applicant or other person,

must be, or may be, disclosed by the Secretary of State to other persons or to the public generally.