PART 3
Amendment of article 19 (duty to respond to consultation)27.
(1)
Article 19 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2)
“(1)
Subject to paragraph (3) an authority or person consulted under article 17 or 18 must give a substantive response to that consultation before the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which—
(a)
the document on which the authority or person’s views are sought is received by the consultee ; or
(b)
where there is more than one such document and they are sent on different days, the last of those documents is received by the consultee,
or such other period as may be agreed in writing between the consultee and the Secretary of State.”.
(3)
“(3)
In the case of a relevant application for public service infrastructure development, in paragraph (1),“21 days” is to be read as if it were a reference to “18 days”.”.