The Developments of National Significance (Wales) Regulations 2016

3.—(1) The following provisions of these Regulations in relation to consent requested under section 16(1) of the Commons Act 2006, apply with the following modifications.

(2) Regulation 2 (interpretation) is read as if—

(a) reference to an “appointed person” (“person penodedig”) is to the person appointed by the Welsh Ministers under regulation 3 of the Deregistration and Exchange of Common Land and Greens (Procedure) (Wales) Regulations 2012 to exercise all or any of their functions in relation to applications under section 16 of the Commons Act 2006 generally or in relation to the application;

(b) there is inserted at the appropriate place—

““release land” (“tir a ryddheir”) has the meaning in section 16(1) of the Commons Act 2006;”; and

““replacement land” (“tir cyfnewid”) has the meaning in section 16(3) of the Commons Act 2006;”.

(3) Regulation 16(1) (site inspections) is read as if for “land to which the application relates” there is substituted “release land and any replacement land”.

(4) For the purpose of regulation 22 (public notice of hearing) the notice posted or published pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of that regulation must include—

(a) the location of the release land; and

(b) a statement as to whether it is proposed that any land be registered as replacement land and, if so, the location of the replacement land.