SCHEDULE 9 Amendments related to Corporate Joint Committees

PART 1 Creation of strategic planning functions for certain corporate joint committees and repeal of powers to establish strategic planning panels etc.

Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)

34 (1) Section 66 of the Environment Act 1995 (National Park Management Plans) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (7), in paragraph (a), for “and strategic planning panel” substitute “and corporate joint committee”.

(3) For subsection (10) substitute—

“(10) In this section “corporate joint committee” means a corporate joint committee to which Part 6 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 applies by virtue of regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.”