The Welsh Ministers may specify for the purposes of section 9 model standards with respect to the layout of, and the provision of facilities, services and equipment for, regulated sites or particular types of regulated sites.

In deciding what (if any) conditions to impose in a site licence, a local authority must have regard to any model standards which have been specified.

No model standards may be specified in relation to land to which the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies in so far as the standards relate to any matter in relation to which requirements or prohibitions are or could be imposed by or under that Order.

The duty of a local authority to have regard to standards specified under this section is to be construed, as regards standards relating to fire precautions, as a duty to have regard to them subject to any advice given by the fire and rescue authority under section 11.

In this section and section 11 “fire precautions” means precautions to be taken for any of the purposes specified in section 9(2)(e).