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Infrastructure Act 2015 in Northern Ireland

2015 c. 7 · Enacted 12 February 2015 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision for strategic highways companies and the funding of transport services by land; to make provision for the control of invasive non-native species; to make provision about nationally significant infrastructure projects; to make provision about town and country planning; to make provision about the Homes and Communities Agency and Mayoral development corporations; to make provision about the Greater London Authority so far as it exercises functions for the purposes of housing and regeneration; to make provision about Her Majesty's Land Registry and local land charges; to make provision to enable building regulations to provide for off-site carbon abatement measures; to make provision for giving members of communities the right to buy stakes in local renewable electricity generation facilities; to make provision about maximising economic recovery of petroleum in the United Kingdom; to provide for a levy to be charged on holders of certain energy licences; to enable Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs to exercise functions in connection with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; to make provision about onshore petroleum and geothermal energy; to make provision about renewable heat incentives; to make provision about the reimbursement of persons who have paid for electricity connections; to make provision to enable the Public Works Loan Commissioners to be abolished; and for connected purposes.

[12th February 2015]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Strategic highways companies
  2. 1Appointment of strategic highways companies
  3. 2Areas and highways in an appointment
  4. 3Road Investment Strategy
  5. 4Route strategies
  6. 5General duties
  7. 6Directions and guidance
  8. 7Delegation of functions
  9. 8Exercise of delegated functions
  10. 9Watchdog
  11. 14Periodic reports by the Secretary of State
  12. Transfers of property etc
  13. 16Tax consequences of transfers
  14. 17Financial assistance
  15. Supplemental and general
  16. 18Transfer of additional functions
  17. 19Consequential and transitional provision etc
  18. 20Interpretation of Part 1
  19. 21Cycling and Walking Investment Strategies
  20. 22Powers of British Transport Police Force
  21. 23Environmental control of animal and plant species
  22. 24Native and non-native species etc
  23. 25Part 4: supplementary
  24. Part 5: Planning, land and buildings
  25. Nationally significant infrastructure projects
  26. 26Timing of appointment of examining authority
  27. 27Two-person Panels
  28. 28Changes to, and revocation of, development consent orders
  29. Deemed discharge of planning conditions
  30. 29Deemed discharge of planning conditions
  31. Mayoral development orders
  32. 30Mayoral development orders
  33. The Homes and Communities Agency and other bodies
  34. 31Property etc transfers to the HCA and the GLA
  35. 32Easements etc affecting land
  36. 33Expenditure of Greater London Authority on housing or regeneration
  37. Her Majesty's Land Registry
  38. 34Transfer of responsibility for local land charges to Land Registry
  39. 35Conferral of additional powers on Land Registry
  40. 36Transfer of power to nominate member of Rule Committee
  41. Off-site carbon abatement measures Not yet in force
  42. 37Provision in building regulations for off-site carbon abatement measures Not yet in force
  43. Part 6: Energy
  44. 38The community electricity right
  45. 39Supplementary provision
  46. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
  47. 40The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
  48. 41Maximising economic recovery of UK petroleum
  49. 43Petroleum and geothermal energy: right to use deep-level land
  50. 44Further provision about the right of use
  51. Other provision about onshore petroleum
  52. 49Advice on likely impact of onshore petroleum on the carbon budget
  53. 51Renewable heat incentives
  54. 52Reimbursement of persons who have met expenses of making electrical connections
  55. 53Consequential provision
  56. Part 7: Public Works Loan Commissioners
  57. 54Power to abolish Public Works Loan Commissioners
  58. Part 8: General provisions
  59. 55Regulations and orders
  60. 56Extent
  61. 57Commencement
  62. 58Short title
  63. Part 1: Highways Act 1980
  64. 1Paragraph 1
  65. 2Paragraph 2
  66. 3Paragraph 3
  67. 4Paragraph 4
  68. 5Paragraph 5
  69. 6Paragraph 6
  70. 7Paragraph 7
  71. 8Paragraph 8
  72. 9Paragraph 9
  73. 10Paragraph 10
  74. 11Paragraph 11
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  90. 27Paragraph 27
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  125. 62Paragraph 62
  126. 63Paragraph 63
  127. 64Paragraph 64
  128. 65Paragraph 65
  129. 66Paragraph 66
  130. 67Paragraph 67
  131. Part 2: Other enactments
  132. Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)
  133. 68Paragraph 68
  134. Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
  135. 69Paragraph 69
  136. Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)
  137. 70Paragraph 70
  138. 71Paragraph 71
  139. 72Paragraph 72
  140. 73Paragraph 73
  141. 74Paragraph 74
  142. 75Paragraph 75
  143. 76Paragraph 76
  144. 77Paragraph 77
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  157. 90Paragraph 90
  158. 91Paragraph 91
  159. 92Paragraph 92
  160. 93Paragraph 93
  161. 94Paragraph 94
  162. 95Paragraph 95
  163. 96Paragraph 96
  164. 97Paragraph 97
  165. 98Paragraph 98
  166. 99Paragraph 99
  167. 100Paragraph 100
  168. Transport Act 1985 (c. 67)
  169. 101Paragraph 101
  170. Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988 (c. 20)
  171. 102Paragraph 102
  172. Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)
  173. 103Paragraph 103
  174. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
  175. 104Paragraph 104
  176. 105Paragraph 105
  177. 106Paragraph 106
  178. 107Paragraph 107
  179. 108Paragraph 108
  180. 109Paragraph 109
  181. Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43)
  182. 110Paragraph 110
  183. 111Paragraph 111
  184. 112Paragraph 112
  185. New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22)
  186. 113Paragraph 113
  187. 114Paragraph 114
  188. 115Paragraph 115
  189. 116Paragraph 116
  190. 117Paragraph 117
  191. 118Paragraph 118
  192. 119Paragraph 119
  193. 120Paragraph 120
  194. 121Paragraph 121
  195. 122Paragraph 122
  196. 123Paragraph 123
  197. 124Paragraph 124
  198. Transport Act 2000 (c. 38)
  199. 125Paragraph 125
  200. 126Paragraph 126
  201. 127Paragraph 127
  202. 128Paragraph 128
  203. Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18)
  204. 129Paragraph 129
  205. 130Paragraph 130
  206. 131Paragraph 131
  207. 132Paragraph 132
  208. 133Paragraph 133
  209. 134Paragraph 134
  210. 135Paragraph 135
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  222. 147Paragraph 147
  223. 149Paragraph 149
  224. 150Paragraph 150
  225. 151Paragraph 151
  226. Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (c. 36)
  227. 152Paragraph 152
  228. Planning Act 2008 (c. 29)
  229. 153Paragraph 153
  230. Part 1: Setting a Road Investment Strategy
  231. Introductory
  232. 1Paragraph 1
  233. Step 1: the Secretary of State's proposals
  234. 2Paragraph 2
  235. Step 2: the strategic highways company's response
  236. 3Paragraph 3
  237. Step 3: where the strategic highways company has agreed to the proposals
  238. 4Paragraph 4
  239. Step 4: where the strategic highways company has made counter-proposals or failed to respond
  240. 5Paragraph 5
  241. Part 2: Varying a Road Investment Strategy
  242. 6Paragraph 6
  243. Application and commencement of scheme
  244. 1Paragraph 1
  245. Property, rights and liabilities that may be transferred
  246. 2Paragraph 2
  247. Dividing and modifying transferor's property, rights and liabilities
  248. 3Paragraph 3
  249. Obligation to effect transfers etc under a scheme
  250. 4Paragraph 4
  251. Effect of scheme
  252. 5Paragraph 5
  253. Powers and duties under statutory provisions
  254. 6Paragraph 6
  255. Supplementary provisions of schemes
  256. 7Paragraph 7
  257. Modification of a scheme by agreement
  258. 8Paragraph 8
  259. Continuity of employment etc
  260. 9Paragraph 9
  261. Compensation for third parties
  262. 10Paragraph 10
  263. Provision of information to Secretary of State for the purposes of making a scheme
  264. 11Paragraph 11
  265. Interpretation
  266. 12Paragraph 12
  267. Schedule 4: Mayoral development orders
  268. Part 1: Main amendments
  269. 1Paragraph 1
  270. Part 2: Consequential amendments
  271. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  272. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  273. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  274. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  275. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  276. 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
  277. 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
  278. 9Paragraph 9 Not yet in force
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  280. 11Paragraph 11 Not yet in force
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  286. 17Paragraph 17 Not yet in force
  287. 18Paragraph 18 Not yet in force
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  289. 20Paragraph 20 Not yet in force
  290. 21Paragraph 21 Not yet in force
  291. 22Paragraph 22 Not yet in force
  292. 23Paragraph 23 Not yet in force
  293. Schedule 5: Transfer of responsibility for local land charges to Land Registry
  294. Part 1: Amendments to the Local Land Charges Act 1975
  295. 1Paragraph 1
  296. 2Paragraph 2
  297. 3Paragraph 3
  298. 4Paragraph 4
  299. 5Paragraph 5
  300. 6Paragraph 6
  301. 7Paragraph 7
  302. 8Paragraph 8
  303. 9Paragraph 9
  304. 10Paragraph 10
  305. 11Paragraph 11
  306. 12Paragraph 12
  307. 13Paragraph 13
  308. 14Paragraph 14
  309. 15Paragraph 15
  310. 16Paragraph 16
  311. Part 2: Amendments to the Land Registration Act 2002
  312. 17Paragraph 17
  313. 18Paragraph 18
  314. 19Paragraph 19
  315. 20Paragraph 20
  316. Part 3: Amendments to other Acts
  317. Law of Property Act 1925 (c. 20)
  318. 21Paragraph 21
  319. Requisitioned Land and War Works Act 1948 (c. 17)
  320. 22Paragraph 22
  321. Cheshire County Council Act 1953 (c. xl)
  322. 23Paragraph 23
  323. Land Powers (Defence) Act 1958 (c. 30)
  324. 24Paragraph 24
  325. 25Paragraph 25
  326. 26Paragraph 26
  327. Rights of Light Act 1959 (c. 56)
  328. 27Paragraph 27
  329. 28Paragraph 28
  330. 29Paragraph 29
  331. 30Paragraph 30
  332. 31Paragraph 31
  333. Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88)
  334. 32Paragraph 32
  335. Land Compensation Act 1973 (c. 26)
  336. 33Paragraph 33
  337. Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)
  338. 34Paragraph 34
  339. Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)
  340. 35Paragraph 35
  341. Disused Burial Grounds (Amendment) Act 1981 (c. 18)
  342. 36Paragraph 36
  343. Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 (c. 66)
  344. 37Paragraph 37
  345. Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (c. 28)
  346. 38Paragraph 38
  347. Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  348. 39Paragraph 39
  349. Power for Parts 1 and 3 to be applied gradually to local authority areas
  350. 40Paragraph 40
  351. Duty of local authorities to assist Chief Land Registrar
  352. 41Paragraph 41
  353. Continuity of functions
  354. 42Paragraph 42
  355. Compensation
  356. 43Paragraph 43
  357. Interpretation
  358. 44Paragraph 44
  359. Part 1: The right to buy
  360. “Right to buy regulations”
  361. 1Paragraph 1
  362. Kinds of facilities in relation to which right to buy exercisable
  363. 2Paragraph 2
  364. Identification of qualifying facilities
  365. 3Paragraph 3
  366. The promoter
  367. 4Paragraph 4
  368. The community
  369. 5Paragraph 5
  370. The members of the community
  371. 6Paragraph 6
  372. Kinds of stake which may be bought through the right to buy
  373. 7Paragraph 7
  374. Particular kind of stake which may be bought in particular facility
  375. 8Paragraph 8
  376. The price of the stakes
  377. 9Paragraph 9
  378. Total value of the offer
  379. 10Paragraph 10
  380. Buying a stake
  381. 11Paragraph 11
  382. Excessive or insufficient take-up
  383. 12Paragraph 12
  384. Subsequent disposal of a stake
  385. 13Paragraph 13
  386. Part 2: Operators, ownership & related matters
  387. “Operator and ownership regulations”
  388. 14Paragraph 14
  389. Bodies that may be facility operators
  390. 15Paragraph 15
  391. Constitutions of facility operators
  392. 16Paragraph 16
  393. Ownership of facility operators
  394. 17Paragraph 17
  395. Conduct of owners of facility operators
  396. 18Paragraph 18
  397. Revenues
  398. 19Paragraph 19
  399. Part 3: Information
  400. “Information regulations”
  401. 20Paragraph 20
  402. Particular kinds of information
  403. 21Paragraph 21
  404. Possible buyers of stakes
  405. 22Paragraph 22
  406. Prospective buyers of stakes
  407. 23Paragraph 23
  408. Applicants for stakes
  409. 24Paragraph 24
  410. Owners of stakes
  411. 25Paragraph 25
  412. Part 4: Supplementary
  413. Interpretation
  414. 26Paragraph 26
  415. The amount of the levy Repealed
  416. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  417. Basis of amount Repealed
  418. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  419. Amounts payable by different categories of licence holders Repealed
  420. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  421. Exemptions Repealed
  422. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  423. Unpaid levy Repealed
  424. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  425. Conferral of functions Repealed
  426. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  427. Categories of licence holders Repealed
  428. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  429. Interpretation Repealed
  430. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed