Transitional and savings
7.—(1) Where, before 6th April 2013, the Secretary of State has been notified under section 46 of the Planning Act 2008(1) in relation to an application or proposed application for an order granting development consent, then—
(a)for the purposes of regulations 3 (prescribed consultees) and 8(1) (notice of accepted application) of the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009, the amendments made by regulation 3; and
(b)the amendments made by regulation 4,
shall not apply to that application or proposed application.
(2) Where, before 6th April 2013, in relation to an application or proposed application for an order granting development consent —
(a)notification has been given to the Secretary of State under regulation 6(1)(b) (procedure for establishing whether environmental impact assessment is required) of the 2009 Regulations; or
(b)a request has been made to the Secretary of State under regulation 8(1) (application for a scoping opinion) of the 2009 Regulations,
the amendments made by regulation 3 shall not apply to the definition of “the consultation bodies” in regulation 2 of the 2009 Regulations in respect of that application or proposed application.
2008 c. 29. Section 46 was amended by section 128(2) of, and paragraphs 1 and 8 of Schedule 13 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).