Part 6Deciding applications for orders granting development consent
Chapter 5Decisions on applications
103Cases where Secretary of State is, and meaning of, decision-maker
1
The Secretary of State has the function of deciding an application for an order granting development consent where—
a
in a case within section 74(2), the Secretary of State receives the Panel's report on the application, or
b
in a case within section 83(2)(b), the Secretary of State receives the single Commissioner's report on the application.
2
In this Act “decision-maker” in relation to an application for an order granting development consent—
a
means the Panel that has the function of deciding the application, or
b
where the Council or the Secretary of State has the function of deciding the application, means the Council or (as the case may be) the Secretary of State.