Part 2Local development

General

36Regulations

(1)

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision in connection with the exercise by any person of functions under this Part.

(2)

The regulations may in particular make provision as to—

(a)

the procedure to be followed by the local planning authority in carrying out the appraisal under section 19;

(b)

the procedure to be followed in the preparation of local development documents;

(c)

requirements about the giving of notice and publicity;

(d)

requirements about inspection by the public of a local development document or any other document;

(e)

the nature and extent of consultation with and participation by the public in anything done under this Part;

(f)

the making of representations about any matter to be included in a local development document;

(g)

consideration of any such representations;

(h)

the remuneration and allowances payable to a person appointed to carry out an independent examination under section 20;

(i)

the determination of the time at which anything must be done for the purposes of this Part;

(j)

the manner of publication of any draft, report or other document published under this Part;

(k)

monitoring the exercise by local planning authorities of their functions under this Part;

(l)

the making of reasonable charges for the provision of copies of documents required by or under this Part.

37Interpretation

(1)

Local development scheme must be construed in accordance with section 15.

(2)

Local development document must be construed in accordance with section 17.

(3)

A development plan document is a document which—

(a)

is a local development document, and

(b)

forms part of the development plan.

(4)

Local planning authorities are—

(a)

district councils;

(b)

London borough councils;

(c)

metropolitan district councils;

(d)

county councils in relation to any area in England for which there is no district council;

(e)

the Broads Authority.

(5)

A National Park authority is the local planning authority for the whole of its area and subsection (4) must be construed subject to that.

(6)

RSS and RPB must be construed in accordance with Part 1.

(7)

This section applies for the purposes of this Part.