Regulation 16 General interpretation

(1)

In this Part—

“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990^f1;
“the 2004 Act” means the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004^f2;
“the 2008 Act” means the Planning Act 2008^f3;
“local planning authority” has the same meaning as in 1990 Act;
“mineral planning authority” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the 1990 Act^f4;
“planning permission” has the meaning given in section 336 of the 1990 Act^f5.

(2)

In this Part, “the planning Acts” means—

(a)

the 1990 Act;

(b)

the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990^f6;

(c)

the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990^f7;

(d)

the Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990^f8;

(e)

the 2004 Act; and

(f)

the 2008 Act.

(3)

In this Part, “planning authority” means—

(a)

a local planning authority;

(b)

a joint committee constituted under section 29 of the 2004 Act;

(c)

a person appointed under paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the 1990 Act^f9;

(d)

a government department in respect of its functions under the planning Acts; or

(e)

an appropriate authority in respect of its functions under the planning Acts.

Annotations

f1: 1990 c. 8.
f2: 2004 c. 5.
f3: 2008 c. 29.
f4: Section 1 was amended by the Local Government (Wales) Act (c. 19), section 18(3) and (4).
f5: The definition of “planning permission” in section 336 was amended by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34), sections 32 and 84(6) and Schedules 7 and 19.
f6: 1990 c. 9.
f7: 1990 c. 10.
f8: 1990 c. 11.
f9: Paragraph 1 was inserted by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34), section 32.