SCHEDULES

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

PART 1Amendments of the Planning Act 2008

44Examination of applications

1

Amend section 98 (timetable for examining, and reporting on, application) as follows.

2

In subsection (3) (deadline for making report to Secretary of State) for the words from the beginning to “its report” substitute “The Examining authority is under a duty to make its report under section 74(2)(b) or 83(1)(b)”.

3

In subsection (4) (Commission chair may extend deadlines under the section) for “person appointed to chair the Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”.

4

For subsection (6) (extensions of deadlines to be reported to Secretary of State and in Commission’s annual report) substitute—

6

Subsections (7) and (8) apply where the power under subsection (4) is exercised.

7

The Secretary of State must—

a

notify each interested party of the new deadline, and

b

publicise the new deadline in such manner as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.

8

The Secretary of State exercising the power must make a statement, to the House of Parliament of which that Secretary of State is a member, announcing the new deadline.

9

A statement under subsection (8) may be written or oral.