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Planning Bill

moved Amendment No. 172: 172: Schedule 2, page 156, line 39, at end insert— ““Crossrail Act 2008 (c. 18) 66 (1) Section 48 of the Crossrail Act 2008 (application of Act to extensions) is amended as follows. (2) Before subsection (1) insert— ““(A1) Development consent under the Planning Act 2008 is not required for— (a) an extension of Crossrail, or (b) the provision, otherwise than as part of an extension of Crossrail, of a railway facility for use for the purposes of or in connection with Crossrail.”” (3) In subsection (1) for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute ““a matter mentioned in subsection (A1)(a) or (b).”” (4) In subsection (2) for ““(1)”” substitute ““(A1)””. (5) In subsection (5) for ““(1)”” substitute ““(A1)””.”” On Question, amendment agreed to. Schedule 2, as amended, agreed to. Clause 36 [Applications for orders granting development consent]: [Amendments Nos. 173 to 175 not moved.]