Part 6Deciding applications for orders granting development consent

Chapter 2The Panel procedure

Panel's role in relation to application

I177Exercise of Panel's powers for examining application

1

In this section “procedural power” means any power conferred on the Panel for the purposes of its examination of the application.

2

A procedural power, as well as being exercisable by the Panel itself, is also (subject to subsection (3)) exercisable by any one or more of the members of the Panel.

3

The Panel may decide to restrict or prohibit the exercise of a procedural power otherwise than by the Panel itself.

4

Subsection (2)—

a

applies whether or not there is an allocation under section 76(2), and

b

where there is such an allocation, is in addition to section 76(3)(a).

5

Subsection (3) does not authorise curtailment of a power conferred by section 76(3)(a).