9Joint planning areas and National Parks(1)

A joint planning area may not include any part of a National Park for which there is a National Park authority, but this is subject to any regulations made under this section.

(2)

Regulations may make provision for and in connection with enabling—

(a)

an area that includes all or part of a National Park for which there is a National Park authority to be designated as a joint planning area, and

(b)

a joint planning board to be established as the planning authority for such a joint planning area for the purposes of this Act (except Part 2) and the Historic Environment Act.

(3)

The regulations may also make provision about whether the functions of a planning authority under the Hazardous Substances Act are to be exercisable, in relation to any part of a National Park included in a joint planning area, by the joint planning board or by the National Park authority.

(4)

Regulations under this section may provide for a function to be exercisable by or in relation to another person instead of, or as well as, a person by or in relation to whom the function would otherwise be exercisable.

(5)

Regulations under this section may amend or otherwise modify—

(a)

any enactment contained in, or made under, the Welsh planning Acts;

(b)

any other enactment relating to functions exercisable by or in relation to planning authorities;

(c)

any enactment relating to National Parks or to functions exercisable by or in relation to National Park authorities.