8. Regulation 17 is to be read as if—
(a)paragraphs (1) and (2) were omitted;
(b)in paragraph (3)(d), for “applicant or appellant” it read “local planning authority”;
(c)in paragraph (4)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), “or the Welsh Ministers, as appropriate,” were omitted; and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), for “applicant” it read “local planning authority”.