Amendments made: No. 81, in

clause 17, page 10, line 18, at end insert—

'(2A) For the purposes of sections 18(2) and 23 the statement of community involvement is not a local development document.'

No. 82, in

clause 17, page 10, line 20, leave out ', and' and insert—

'( ) But in section 19(5)(a)—

(a) the reference to section 18 must be construed as if it does not include a reference to subsection (2) of that section;

(b) the reference to section 23(1) must be ignored.

( )' —[Keith Hill.]

Clause 17, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.