Part 1 Amendments of the Planning Act 2008
Localism Act 2011 (2011 c 20) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 13 Infrastructure Planning Commission: Transfer of Functions to Secretary of State

Section 128

Part 1 Amendments of the Planning Act 2008

Introductory

1

The Planning Act 2008 is amended as follows.

Abolition of Infrastructure Planning Commission

2

Omit sections 1 to 3 and Schedule 1 (establishment and governance of Commission and conduct and interests of Commissioners).

Fees

3

(1)     Amend section 4 (regulations setting fees for performance of Commission's functions) as follows.

(2)     In subsection (1) for “charging of fees by the Commission in connection with the performance of any of its functions†substitute “charging of fees by the Secretary of State in connection with the performance of any of the Secretary of State's major-infrastructure functionsâ€.

(3)     In subsection (3) (power to set fees calculated by reference to costs incurred)—

(a)     for “incurred by the Commission†substitute “incurred by the Secretary of Stateâ€, and

(b)     for “its functions†(in both places) substitute “the Secretary of State's major-infrastructure functionsâ€.

(4)     After subsection (3) insert—

“(4)     In this section “the Secretary of State's major-infrastructure functions†means—

(a)     the Secretary of State's functions under Parts 2 to 8 and under Part 12 so far

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