SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13E+WInfrastructure Planning Commission: transfer of functions to Secretary of State

PART 1 E+WAmendments of the Planning Act 2008

Acceptance of applicationsE+W

13(1)Amend section 55 (acceptance by Commission of applications) as follows.E+W

(2)For “Commission” (in each place) substitute “ Secretary of State ”.

(3)In subsections (2), (4) and (6) for “it” (in each place) substitute “ the Secretary of State ”.

(4)In subsection (7)—

(a)for “it cannot accept the application, it” substitute “ the application cannot be accepted, the Secretary of State ”, and

(b)in paragraph (b) for “its” substitute “the Secretary of State's”.