PART 1Introductory and General Provisions
Competent authorities7
1
For the purposes of these Regulations, “competent authority” includes—
a
any Minister of the Crown (as defined in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975 M1), government department, statutory undertaker, public body of any description or person holding a public office;
b
the Welsh Ministers; and
c
any person exercising any function of a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (b).
2
In the following provisions (and as provided in regulation 69(3)(a)), “competent authority” includes the Scottish Ministers—
a
regulation 70(2), in so far as that paragraph relates to a deemed grant of planning permission under—
i
section 57(2), (2A) and (2ZA) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 M2, to which regulation 70(1)(e)(ii) and (f) relate; or
ii
section 5(1) of the Pipe-lines Act 1962 M3, to which regulation 70(1)(e)(iii) relates;
b
Chapters 4 and 5 of Part 6.
3
In paragraph (1)—
“public body” includes—
- a
the Broads Authority M4;
- b
a joint planning board within the meaning of section 2 of the TCPA 1990 (joint planning boards) M5;
- c
a joint committee appointed under section 102(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 (appointment of committees) M6;
- d
a National Park authority; or
- e
a local authority, which in this regulation means—
- i
in relation to England, a county council, a district council, a parish council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London, the sub-treasurer of the Inner Temple or the under treasurer of the Middle Temple;
- ii
in relation to Wales, a county council, a county borough council or a community council;
- i
- a
“public office” means—
- a
an office under the Crown,
- b
an office created or continued in existence by a public general Act or by legislation passed by the National Assembly for Wales, or
- c
an office the remuneration in respect of which is paid out of money provided by Parliament or the National Assembly for Wales.
- a