17Powers and functions of combined planning authority

17 Powers and functions of combined planning authority

(1)  A combined planning authority established by the Minister under section 16 in accordance with an order under section 7(2)  –

(a) is a body corporate with the name given to it in the order; and

(b) has perpetual succession; and

(c) has a seal; and

(d) may sue and be sued in its corporate name.

(2)  Subject to this Act, the combined planning authority –

(a) is taken, for all purposes in connection with the major infrastructure project, to be the planning authority which administers each planning scheme or special planning order under which a permit is required for the implementation of the major infrastructure project; and

(b) is the sole planning authority with responsibility for –

(i) the receipt of any application for a permit for a use or development comprised in the major infrastructure project; and

(ii) the setting of fees for such an application; and

(iii) exercising the powers and performing the functions of the planning authority under any relevant planning scheme or special planning order in relation to the application; and

(iv) exercising the powers and performing the functions of a planning authority under any Act in relation to the application; and

(v) correcting a permit, granted by the combined planning authority, in accordance with section 55 of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 ; and

(vi) [Section 17 Subsection (2) amended by No. 64 of 2001, s. 7, Applied:10 Oct 2001] amending a permit, granted by the combined planning authority, in accordance with section 56 of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 ; and