PART 6INFRASTRUCTURE CONSENT ORDERS
Provision in orders: specific limitations and powers
84Removing consent requirements and deeming consents
1
If a condition in subsection (2) or (3) is met, an infrastructure consent order may include provision that—
a
removes a requirement for a specified consent of a relevant authority to be granted;
b
deems a specified consent of a relevant authority to have been granted.
2
The condition is that the relevant authority has consented to the inclusion of the provision before the end of the specified period.
3
The condition is that the relevant authority has not refused to give consent for the provision to be included before the end of the specified period.
4
Regulations may provide exceptions to the requirement to meet the conditions in subsections (2) and (3).
5
In this section—
“consent” (“cydsyniad”) means—
- a
a consent or authorisation that is required, under an enactment, to be obtained for development,
- b
a consent or authorisation, that—
- i
may authorise development, and
- ii
is given under an enactment, or
- i
- c
a notice that is required by an enactment to be given in relation to development;
- a
“relevant authority” (“awdurdod perthnasol”) means the authority that would otherwise have the function of deciding whether to grant the specified consent;
“specified” (“penodedig”) means specified in regulations.