PART 5DECIDING APPLICATIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE CONSENT
Timetable
59Timetable for deciding application for infrastructure consent
1
The examining authority or the Welsh Ministers (as the case may be) must decide an application for infrastructure consent before the end of—
a
52 weeks beginning with the day on which the application is accepted as a valid application, or
b
such other period as the applicant and the Welsh Ministers may agree.
2
The Welsh Ministers may, by direction, extend the periods mentioned in subsection (1).
3
A direction may be given—
a
more than once in relation to the same application;
b
after the end of the periods mentioned in subsection (1).
4
As soon as reasonably practicable after giving the direction, the Welsh Ministers must—
a
notify the applicant and any other person specified in regulations of the direction,
b
publish the direction, and
c
lay a statement about the direction before Senedd Cymru explaining its effect and why it was given.
5
The Welsh Ministers must lay before Senedd Cymru annual reports on—
a
their compliance with the duty imposed by subsection (1), and
b
their exercise of the functions conferred by subsection (2).
6
Regulations may amend subsection (1)(a).