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Section 72: Panel ceasing to have any members

Planning Act 2008 · 2008 c. 29View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 6: Deciding applications for orders granting development consent — Chapter 2: The Panel procedure

If the Panel ceases to have any members, a new Panel must be constituted under section 65(1).

At times after the new Panel has been constituted (but subject to the further application of this subsection in the event that the new Panel ceases to have any members), references in this Chapter to the Panel are to be read as references to the new Panel.

The new Panel may, so far as it thinks appropriate, decide to treat things—

done by or in relation to a previous Panel appointed to handle the application, or
treated under section 71(3) as done by or in relation to a previous Panel appointed to handle the application,

as done by or in relation to the new Panel.

Where the Panel makes a decision under subsection (3), the lead member is under a duty to ensure that the membership of the Panel has the necessary knowledge of the proceedings on the application up until the reconstitution of the Panel.

The power under section 68(2) is not exercisable at times when the Panel has no members.

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