Localism Act 2011 Explanatory Notes

Section 129: Transitional provision in connection with abolition

339.Section 129 enables the Secretary of State to make transitional provision governing how applications, or proposed applications, to the Infrastructure Planning Commission should be handled once the Infrastructure Planning Commission has been abolished. This section provides the Secretary of State with a power of direction to enable:

  • the effect after abolition of things done before abolition to be specified

  • the Act as it applied before abolition to continue to apply, with modifications if necessary

  • the Act as it applies after abolition to apply with modifications

  • Commissioners appointed to a panel or as a single Commissioner to continue to provide this service after abolition

  • other transitional and savings provision to be made.

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