# Planning (Wales) Act 2026, Paragraph 41: Appropriate authority: land identified in national policy statements

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

In relation to land falling within paragraph 29, “the appropriate authority” is—
(a) if the national policy statement identifies a statutory undertaker as an appropriate person to carry out the specified description of development in the location, the statutory undertaker;
(b) in any other case, the Secretary of State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/6/schedule/19/paragraph/41 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-wales-act-2026/schedule-19/paragraph-41
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