The Act Overview Introductory Section 21: Meaning of “appropriate consent authority”
48.Section 21 provides that for the purposes of Part 2, an “appropriate consent authority” is either: a local authority which has been designated as consent authority for its area by regulations under section 20(1); or the Scottish Ministers, in those areas where the local authority has not been designated as a consent authority for its area by regulations under section 20(1).