SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13Infrastructure Planning Commission: transfer of functions to Secretary of State

PART 1Amendments of the Planning Act 2008

Grant or refusal

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1

Amend section 116 (reasons) as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

for “decision-maker” substitute “ Secretary of State ”, and

b

for “its” substitute “the Secretary of State's”.

3

In subsection (2) for “appropriate authority” substitute “ Secretary of State ”.

4

In subsection (3)—

a

for “appropriate authority” substitute “ Secretary of State ”, and

b

for “the authority” substitute “ the Secretary of State ”.

5

Omit subsection (4) (meaning of “appropriate authority”).