9 Amendment of regulation 16 (appeals under section 154 of the Act)
In regulation 16 (appeals under section 154 of the Act)—
(a) after paragraph (1) insert—

“1A In relation to an application for a certificate under section 150 or 151 of the Act the period prescribed for the purposes of section 154(1)(b) of the Act is the period of two months beginning with the date of receipt by the planning authority of the application and any fee required to be paid in respect of the application.”

; and
(b) for paragraph (3) substitute—

“3 In relation to an appeal made under section 154(1) of the Act—
(a) this Part and Parts 1, 3, 7 (other than regulation 20) and 8, the Hearing Session Rules and the Inquiry Session Rules apply; and
(b) the following provisions of Part 2 apply as they apply to an appeal made under section 47 of the Act—
(i) regulation 3(3) to (5);
(ii) regulation 4 other than paragraph (2)(c) and (d); and
(iii) regulation 6 other than paragraph (1)(d) and (e).”

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