SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 13Infrastructure Planning Commission: transfer of functions to Secretary of State
PART 1Amendments of the Planning Act 2008
18Deciding how application is to be handled
1
Amend section 61 (initial choice of Panel or single Commissioner) as follows.
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”.