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16.—(1) In this Part—
“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(1);
“the 2004 Act” means the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004(2);
“the 2008 Act” means the Planning Act 2008(3);
“local planning authority” has the same meaning as in 1990 Act;
“mineral planning authority” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the 1990 Act(4);
“planning permission” has the meaning given in section 336 of the 1990 Act(5).
(2) In this Part, “the planning Acts” means—
(a)the 1990 Act;
(b)the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990(6);
(c)the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990(7);
(d)the Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990(8);
(e)the 2004 Act; and
(f)the 2008 Act.
(3) In this Part, “planning authority” means—
(a)a local planning authority;
(b)a joint committee constituted under section 29 of the 2004 Act;
(c)a person appointed under paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the 1990 Act(9);
(d)a government department in respect of its functions under the planning Acts; or
(e)an appropriate authority in respect of its functions under the planning Acts.
Section 1 was amended by the Local Government (Wales) Act (c. 19), section 18(3) and (4).
The definition of “planning permission” in section 336 was amended by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34), sections 32 and 84(6) and Schedules 7 and 19.
Paragraph 1 was inserted by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34), section 32.
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