Environment Act 1995

30 (1) Paragraph 2(6) of Schedule 8 to the Electricity Act 1989 (definition of “relevant planning authority” for the purposes of consents under that Act) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.

(2) In this paragraph “the 1994 amendment” means the omission of the words “and Wales” in paragraph (a) of the said paragraph 2(6) by paragraph 22 of Schedule 6 to the [1994 c. 19.] Local Government (Wales) Act 1994.

(3) If the 1994 amendment comes into force after this paragraph, then—

(a) in paragraph (a) of the said paragraph 2(6), for the words “England and Wales” there shall be substituted the words “land in England and Wales which is not in a National Park for which a National Park authority is the local planning authority”;

(b) after that paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(aa) in relation to land in England and Wales which is in a National Park for which a National Park authority is the local planning authority, means that National Park authority; and”; and

(c) the 1994 amendment shall have effect in relation to the said paragraph (a) as amended by paragraph (a) above, and on the coming into force of the 1994 amendment the words “and Wales” shall also be omitted from the paragraph (aa) inserted by paragraph (b) above.

(4) If the 1994 amendment comes into force before this paragraph, then—

(a) in paragraph (a) of the said paragraph 2(6), for the word “England” there shall be substituted the words “land in England which is not in a National Park for which a National Park authority is the local planning authority”; and

(b) after that paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(aa) in relation to land in England which is in a National Park for which a National Park authority is the local planning authority, means that National Park authority; and”.

(5) If the 1994 amendment comes into force on the same day as this paragraph, the 1994 amendment shall be deemed to have come into force immediately before this paragraph (and sub-paragraph (4) above shall have effect accordingly).

(6) The paragraph (aa) inserted by paragraph 22 of Schedule 6 to the [1994 c. 19.] Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 shall be re-numbered “(ab)”.