InterpretationE+W
16. In this Part of this Schedule, “discharging authority” means—
(a)any body responsible for giving any consent, agreement or approval required by a requirement included in Part 1 of this Schedule, or for giving any consent, agreement or approval further to any document referred to in any such requirement; or
(b)the local planning authority in the exercise of its functions set out in sections 60 and 61 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 M1.