The Developments of National Significance (Application of Enactments) (Wales) Order 2016

PART 1 Preliminary

Title and commencement

1.  The title of this Order is the Developments of National Significance (Application of Enactments) (Wales) Order 2016 and it comes into force on 1 March 2016..

Interpretation

2.  In this Order “the 1990 Act” (“Deddf 1990”) means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Application of the 1990 Act to applications for planning permission made in respect of nationally significant development

3.—(1) The following provisions of the 1990 Act apply to applications made to the Welsh Ministers under section 62D of that Act(1) with modifications so that references to local planning authorities are treated as references to the Welsh Ministers—

(a) section 62(1);

(b) section 62(3);

(c) section 65(5);

(d) section 70(1);

(e) section 70(2)(2);

(f) section 70A(1)(3);

(g) section 70A(2);

(h) section 71(1)(4);

(i) section 71(2);

(j) section 72(1);

(k) section 73(2);

(l) section 73A(1)(5); and

(m) section 327A(2)(6).

(2) Where any other provision of the 1990 Act refers to a provision modified by this Order, the reference is to be read in relation to an application under section 62D of that Act as a reference to the provision as modified.

Carl Sargeant

Minister for Natural Resources, one of the Welsh Ministers

27 January 2016