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The committee asked for an explanation of that order-making power and, as a result, two Executive amendments were introduced at stage 2. New subsection 33A(3) states that any order under new section 33 will be subject to the affirmative procedure.
For the most part, those are new powers for agencies to consider in the light of local strategies, local circumstances and the available alternatives, rather than new duties imposed on the agencies.
There will be a bit of work to do on how best to manage the first project to go through the new procedure, but that is the essential core of making a more efficient process that delivers the time savings that we are seeking and provides a better process for the promoter and the Government in seeking to meet their tra...