Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
10(1)Section 303A (responsibility of local planning authorities for costs of holding certain inquiries etc) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1B), for “The” substitute “Where a local planning authority cause a qualifying procedure to be carried out or held, the”.
(3)After subsection (1B) insert—
“(1C)Where the qualifying procedure is an independent examination of a strategic development plan under section 64 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, the appropriate authority is the Welsh Ministers.”
(4)In subsection (2), after “local planning authority” insert “or strategic planning panel”.
(5)In subsection (3)—
(a)after “local planning authority” insert “or strategic planning panel”;
(b)after “that authority” insert “or panel”.
(6)In subsection (6), after “local planning authority” insert “or strategic planning panel”.
(7)In subsection (9A)—
(a)after “local planning authority” insert “or strategic planning panel”;
(b)after “the authority” insert “or panel”.