# High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021, Paragraph 20


(1) The appropriate Ministers may by directions require a planning authority to refer any request for approval under Part 1 to them.
(2) In determining a request referred to them under this paragraph, the appropriate Ministers have the same powers as the authority making the reference.
(3) The determination by the appropriate Ministers of a request referred to them under this paragraph is final.
(4) Directions under this paragraph may—
(a) be given in relation to a specified request or requests of a specified description, and
(b) revoke or vary previous directions under this paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/2/schedule/17/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/high-speed-rail-west-midlands-crewe-act-2021/schedule-17/paragraph-20
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