SCHEDULES

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

PART 1Amendments of the Planning Act 2008

Deciding how application is to be handled

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1

Amend section 62 (switching from single Commissioner to Panel) as follows.

2

In subsection (1), and in the heading, for “Commissioner” substitute “ appointed person ”.

3

For subsections (2) to (5) (person appointed to chair Commission may make switch after consultation within the Commission and having regard to the Secretary of State's guidance) substitute—

2

The Secretary of State may decide that the application should instead be handled by a Panel under Chapter 2.

3

The Secretary of State must publish the criteria that are to be applied in making decisions under subsection (2).