Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023
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Consultation | ||
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153. (1) The Minister shall consult the Board before the Minister grants a licence. | ||
(2) The consultation referred to in subsection (1) shall consist of the Minister giving the Board a copy of the application for the licence concerned and all other information under section 150 that the Minister receives that relates to the application. | ||
(3) The Minister shall, before he or she grants a licence, consider any views on the merits of the application submitted to him or her by the Board if such views are submitted to the Minister— | ||
(a) within the period prescribed for the purposes of this subsection for the class of licences (which may be identified by reference to a class of licensable activities) into which that licence falls, or | ||
(b) if no such period is prescribed, not later than 21 days from the date of consultation or such longer period as may, in any particular case, be agreed between the Minister and the Board. | ||
(4) The reference to an application in subsection (3) includes any documents submitted to the Minister by the applicant and which relate to the application, whether or not any of those documents were submitted to the Minister together with the application. | ||
(5) This section shall not apply in the case of a new authorisation referred to in section 151 (4)(m). |