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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/306/article/2/made</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Infrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind Generating Stations) Order 2016</dc:title><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>King's Printer of Acts of Parliament</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2016-03-31</dc:modified><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING</dc:subject><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">ELECTRICITY</dc:subject>
					<dc:description>This Order amends the Planning Act 2008 (c. 29) (the “Act”) such that no onshore generating stations which generate electricity from wind are to be consented under the regime specified in the Act, unless a specific saving provided for in this Order applies to the particular application for “development consent” made under the Act.</dc:description>
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<Text>In this Order—</Text>
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<Para><Text>“<Abbreviation Expansion="Planning Act 2008 c. 29">the Act</Abbreviation>” means the Planning Act 2008;</Text>
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<Para><Text>“onshore generating station” means a generating station<FootnoteRef Ref="f00002"/> which—</Text>
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<Para><Text>“generating station” has the same meaning as in section 64(1) of the Electricity Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/29" id="c00003" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1989" Number="0029">1989 (c. 29)</Citation> by virtue of section 235(1) of the Planning Act 2008.</Text></Para>
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