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Amendment of section 140 of Principal Act. 
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25.— Section 140 of the Principal Act is amended— 
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(a) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (1): 
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“(1) (a)  A person who has made— 
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(i) an appeal, 
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(ii) a planning application to which an appeal relates, 
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(iii) a referral, 
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(iv) an application for permission or approval (as may be appropriate) in respect of a strategic infrastructure development, 
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may withdraw, in writing, the appeal, application or referral at any time before that appeal, application, or referral is determined by the Board. 
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(b) As soon as maybe after receipt of a withdrawal, the Board shall notify each other party or person who has made submissions or observations on the appeal, application or referral of the withdrawal.”, 
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and 
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(b) in subsection (2)(a), by inserting “an application for permission or approval (as may be appropriate) in respect of a strategic infrastructure development,” after “a planning application to which an appeal relates,”. 
 
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