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Localism Act 2011, Paragraph 18 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 25 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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18(1)Amend section 61 (initial choice of Panel or single Commissioner) as follows.E+W

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

(3)For subsections (2) to (5) (person appointed to chair Commission must make initial choice after consultation within the Commission and having regard to Secretary of State's guidance) substitute—

(2)The Secretary of State must decide whether the application—

(a)is to be handled by a Panel under Chapter 2, or

(b)is to be handled by a single appointed person under Chapter 3.

(3)The Secretary of State must publish the criteria that are to be applied in making decisions under subsection (2).

(4)In the heading for “Commissioner” substitute “ appointed person ”.

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I1Sch. 13 para. 18 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/628, art. 7(a)

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