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.