PART 2

Amendment of article 18 (consultations before the grant of permission)

7.—(1) Article 18 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In paragraph (5)(b) for “subject to paragraph (6)” substitute—

• “subject to paragraphs (6) and (8)”.

(3) After paragraph (7) insert—

“(8) In the case of an application for public service infrastructure development, in paragraph (5)(b), “21 days” is to be read, in each place it occurs, as if it were a reference to “18 days”.”.