PART 2

Heat network consent

Introductory

Meaning of “appropriate consent authority”
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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.