Localism Act 2011 (c. 20)

SCHEDULES

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

PART 1 E+W Amendments of the Planning Act 2008

Single-Commissioner procedure to become single-appointed-person procedure E+W

30 (1) Amend section 78 (single Commissioner to handle application) as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1)(a) (which refers to an application accepted by the Commission) for “Commission” substitute “ Secretary of State ”.

(3) In subsection (1)(b) (which refers to decision that application be handled by a single Commissioner) for “Commissioner” substitute “ appointed person ”.

(4) In subsection (2) (meaning of “the single Commissioner”) for “Commissioner” substitute “ appointed person ”.

(5) In the heading, and in the italic heading immediately preceding the section, for “Commissioner” substitute “ appointed person ”.

(6) In the heading of Chapter 3 of Part 6 for “single-Commissioner” substitute “ single-appointed-person ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 13 para. 30 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/628, art. 7(a)