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.