Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the 2024 Act” (“Deddf 2024”) means the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024;

• “the Application Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Ceisiadau”) means the Infrastructure Consent (Pre-Application and Application Procedure and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2025^f1;

• “applicant” (“ceisydd”) means a person who proposes to make, or has made an application for, infrastructure consent (this definition does not apply for the purpose of regulation7);

• “application” (“cais”) means an application for infrastructure consent made in accordance with section 32 of the 2024 Act;

• “co-ordinates” (“cyfesurynnau”) means—

  1. (a)

     co-ordinates of latitude and longitude on the World Geodetic System 1984^f2, or

  2. (b)

     co-ordinates on the National Grid used by the Ordnance Survey;

• “developer” (“datblygwr”) has the same meaning as in section 25 of the 2024 Act;

• “development” (“datblygiad”) has the same meaning as in section 133 of the 2024 Act;

• “infrastructure consent” (“cydsyniad seilwaith”) means the consent required by section 19 of the 2024 Act;

• “infrastructure consent order” (“gorchymyn cydsyniad seilwaith”) means an order made under the 2024 Act granting infrastructure consent;

• “planning authority” (“awdurdod cynllunio”) has the same meaning as in section 143 of the 2024 Act;

• “pre-application services” (“gwasanaethau cyn gwneud cais”) means services provided to a person under section 27 of the 2024 Act for the purpose of assisting the person in applying for an infrastructure consent order;

• “pre-application services request form” (“ffurflen archiad am wasanaethau cyn gwneud cais”) means the form referred to in regulation 9(1);

• “qualifying request” (“archiad cymhwysol”) has the meaning given in section 25 of the 2024 Act);

• “significant infrastructure project” (“prosiect seilwaith arwyddocaol”) has the meaning given by section 1 of the 2024 Act;

• “statutory consultee” (“ymgynghorai statudol”) has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Application Regulations;

• “Wales” (“Cymru”) means the combined area of the counties and county boroughs in Wales (see Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 4 to the Local Government Act 1972^f3);

• “Welsh marine area” (“ardal forol Cymru”) means the sea adjacent to Wales out as far as the seaward boundary of the territorial sea; and the question of which parts of the sea are adjacent to Wales is to be determined in accordance with article 6 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999^f4.