Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2021

Amendment of section 181 of Act of 2000

9. Section 181 of the Act of 2000 is amended—

(a) in subsection (2)(a)—

(i) by the substitution of “a Minister of the Government, the Commissioners or a statutory undertaker” for “a Minister of the Government or the Commissioners”, and

(ii) by the insertion of “(other than sections 50, 50A, 50B and 181)” after “by order provide that this Act”,

(b) in subsection (2A)—

(i) in paragraph (a)—

(I) by the substitution of “In subsections (2) to (2AA)” for “In this subsection and in subsections (2B) to (2AA)”,

(II) in clause (II) of subparagraph (ii), by the substitution of “on their behalf, or” for “on their behalf, and”,

(III) in subparagraph (ii), by the insertion of the following clause after clause (II):

“(III) where a statutory undertaker proposes to carry out a development referred to in this subsection or subsection (2)(a), or have it carried out on its behalf, the Minister of the Government responsible for the enactment or instrument under an enactment by or under which the statutory undertaker is authorised, and”,

(IV) in subparagraph (iii), by the substitution of “Minister of the Government, the Commissioners or a statutory undertaker” for “Minister of the Government or the Commissioners”,

and

(ii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (a):

“(aa) In this subsection, ‘enactment’ has the same meaning as it has in the Interpretation Act 2005 .”,

(c) in subsection (2A)(b), by the substitution of “Where development is proposed to be carried out by or on behalf of a Minister concerned or a statutory undertaker” for “Where development is proposed to be carried out by or on behalf of a Minister concerned”,

(d) in subsection (2A)(e), by the substitution of “by or on behalf of the Minister concerned or a statutory undertaker” for “by or on behalf of the Minister”, and

(e) in subsection (2L)(b), by the substitution of “The Minister concerned or a statutory undertaker” for “The Minister concerned”.