PART 2Heat network consent
Introductory
21Meaning of “appropriate consent authority”
In this Part, the “appropriate consent authority”, in relation to an application made or a consent granted under this Part in relation to a heat network, means—
(a)
where the heat network is (or is to be) situated in the area of a local authority that has been designated as the consent authority for the area under section 20(1), that local authority,
(b)
otherwise, the Scottish Ministers.