PART 3Miscellaneous
Allowing further time
19. The Welsh Ministers may in a particular case give directions which extend the time limits prescribed by these Regulations.
Transmission of documents
20. Notices or documents required or authorised to be sent or supplied under these Regulations may be sent or supplied by—
(a)post; or
(b)using electronic communications to transmit the notice or document (as the case may be) to a person at such address as may for the time being be specified by that person for such purpose.
Withdrawal of consent to use electronic communications
21. Where a person is no longer willing to accept the use of electronic communications for any purpose of these Regulations which is capable of being effected electronically, the person must give notice in writing—
(a)withdrawing any address notified to the Welsh Ministers or to a local planning authority for that purpose, or
(b)revoking any agreement entered into with the Welsh Ministers or with a local planning authority for that purpose,
and such withdrawal or revocation is final and takes effect on a date specified by the person in the notice but not less than 1 week after the date on which the notice is given.
Revocation, transitional and saving provisions
22.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Town and Country Planning (Referrals and Appeals) (Written Representations Procedure) (Wales) Regulations 2003(1) (“the 2003 Regulations”) are revoked.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), an appeal, including a householder appeal, advertisement consent appeal or a minor commercial appeal, will be determined under the 2003 Regulations where the appeal is—
(a)to be considered on the basis of representations in writing; and
(b)made in relation to an application, including a householder application, advertisement consent application or a minor commercial application, which was made before these Regulations come into force.
(3) Where a decision of the Welsh Ministers on an appeal to which the 2003 Regulations applied is subsequently quashed in proceedings before any court, the decision will be re-determined in accordance with Part 2 of these Regulations.