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

35 (1) Amend section 83 (single Commissioner to examine and report on application) as follows. E+W

(2) In subsections (1) and (3), in the heading, and in the italic heading immediately preceding the section, for “Commissioner” (in each place, including in the word “Commissioner's”) substitute “ appointed person ”.

(3) In subsection (1)(b) (duty to make report) after “making a report” insert “ to the Secretary of State ”.

(4) Omit subsection (2) (report to be made to the Commission in some cases and to the Secretary in other cases).

(5) Omit subsection (4) (duty of Commission staff to support single Commissioner).

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 13 para. 35 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/628, art. 7(a)