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These Rules may be cited as the Electricity Generating Stations and Overhead Lines and Pipe-lines (Inquiries Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997.
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(1) The Electricity Generating Stations and Overhead Lines (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1990 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In rule 2(1), for the definition of “relevant planning authority”, there shall be substituted—“
 “relevant planning authority” has the same meaning as in sub-paragraph (a), (aa) or (ab) (as the case may be) of paragraph 2(6) of Schedule 8;”.
(3) In footnote (a) to rule 2(2)(a), there shall be inserted at the end—“
 ; paragraph 2(6) of Schedule 8 was amended by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19), section 20(4) and Schedule 6, paragraph 22, and by the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), section 78 and Schedule 10, paragraph 30. The former amendment came into force after the latter, and consequently sub-paragraph (3) of the said paragraph 30 applies, and not sub-paragraph (4) or (5) thereof”.
(4) In rule 11(1)(c)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (i), after “county” there shall be inserted “, county borough”;
(b) sub-paragraph (ii) shall be deleted; and
(c) in sub-paragraph (iii), for the words “section 1(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971” there shall be substituted “section 2(1) or 2(1B) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990”, and there shall be omitted the words “or a joint planning board or special planning board reconstituted under Part I of Schedule 17 to the Local Government Act 1972;”.
(5) Footnote (a) in relation to rule 11(1)(c)(ii) shall be deleted.
(6) For footnote (b) in relation to rule 11(1)(c)(iii), there shall be substituted—“
(b) 1990 c. 8; section 2(1B) was inserted by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19), section 19(1).”.
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(1) The Pipe-lines (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1995 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In rule 10(1)(d)—
(a) sub-paragraph (ii) shall be deleted; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (iii), after the words “section 2(1)”, there shall be inserted “or 2(1B)”, and there shall be omitted the words “or a joint planning board or special planning board reconstituted under Part I of Schedule 17 to the Local Government Act 1972;”.
(3) Footnote (a) in relation to rule 10(1)(d)(ii) shall be deleted.
(4) In footnote (b) to rule 10(1)(d)(iii), there shall be inserted at the end—“
 ; section 2(1B) was inserted by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19), section 19(1)”.
Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 10th March 1997