5Validation of extension of certain permits

5 Validation of extension of certain permits

(1)  A permit, in respect of which the Commission has taken action under section 43H(1)(a) , (b)(ii) or (c) of the Principal Act, which a planning authority has purported to extend on or after 1 January 1998 is taken to have been validly extended.

(2)  Any act or thing done or omitted or required to be done or omitted in pursuance of, or in reliance on or arising from, the purported extension of a permit referred to in subsection (1) on or after 1 January 1998 is taken to have been validly done or omitted or required to have been done or omitted.