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Localism Act 2011

Schedule 13: Infrastructure Planning Commission: transfer of functions to Secretary of State

337.Schedule 13 makes amendments consequential to the abolition of the Infrastructure Planning Commission including amendments transferring its functions to the Secretary of State. In particular, the amendments enable the Secretary of State to appoint an inspector, or a panel of three to five inspectors, to examine an application and make a recommendation to the Secretary of State as to the decision to be made on the application. The Secretary of State must decide the application in accordance with any relevant national policy statement, subject to specified exceptions.

338.A number of other amendments are made by Schedule 13, including the following:

  • paragraph 3 amends section 4 of the Planning Act 2008 to provide for the Secretary of State to charge fees in connection with specified functions

  • paragraph 6 repeals provision for the Secretary of State to prescribe non-compulsory model provisions.

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