# Electricity Act 1989, Paragraph 8

Extent: E+W+S

(1) In this Schedule—
“appropriate authority” means—
(a)in the case of an application made to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State;
(b)in the case of an application made to the Scottish Ministers, the Scottish Ministers;
“relevant planning authority” has the meaning given by paragraph 2(6) above.
(1A) In this Schedule references to applications for consent shall not include applications to the Welsh Ministers.
(2) In section 149 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, each of the following, namely—
(a) subsection (3)(a) (power of Secretary of State to confer on urban development corporation functions of local planning authority in England and Wales); and
(b) subsection (8)(a) (which makes corresponding provision in relation to Scotland),
shall have effect in relation to the provisions of this Schedule (so far as applying to applications for consent under section 37 of this Act) as it has effect in relation to the provisions referred to in that subsection.
(3) Where an application for a declaration under section 36A of this Act is made with an application for a consent under section 36 of this Act, the application for the declaration shall be treated for the purposes of this Schedule as part of the application for the consent.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/29/schedule/8/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-act-1989/schedule-8/paragraph-8
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