Regulation 4 Appointment of persons to discharge functions of a registration authority

(1)

The Welsh Ministers may appoint—

(a)

persons (“an appointed person”) as eligible to carry out the administration of applications made to, or proposals made by, a registration authority, which are referred by the registration authority to an appointed person in accordance with these Regulations; and

(b)

any person who is employed or otherwise engaged as one of the inspectors of the appointed person, or is employed on its staff, as eligible to—

(i)

determine an application or proposal which a registration authority has referred to the appointed person in accordance with these Regulations; and

(ii)

carry out any steps necessary for or incidental to that purpose (for example, conducting a public inquiry, a hearing or a site visit).

(2)

An appointment under paragraph (1) must be in writing.

(3)

The Welsh Ministers may at any time, by giving notice in writing to an appointed person—

(a)

revoke the appointment generally;

(b)

revoke the appointment insofar as it relates to a particular application or proposal which has not been determined by the appointed person before that time; or

(c)

revoke the authority of the appointed person to exercise a particular function in relation to an application or proposal.

(4)

A notice under paragraph (3) will not affect the validity of anything done by the appointed person before the notice is given.