Localism Act 2011 (c. 20)

SCHEDULES

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

PART 1 Amendments of the Planning Act 2008

Acceptance of applications

13 (1) Amend section 55 (acceptance by Commission of applications) as follows.

(2) For “Commission” (in each place) substitute “Secretary of State”.

(3) In subsections (2), (4) and (6) for “it” (in each place) substitute “the Secretary of State”.

(4) In subsection (7)—

(a) for “it cannot accept the application, it” substitute “the application cannot be accepted, the Secretary of State”, and

(b) in paragraph (b) for “its” substitute “the Secretary of State’s”.