Regulation 2 Interpretation and giving notices etcI1

In these Regulations—

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

• “applicant” (“ceisydd”) means a person who proposes to make, or has made an application for infrastructure consent;

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

• “appropriate Crown authority” (“awdurdod priodol y Goron”) has the meaning given in section 134(5) of the 2024 Act;

• “consent” (“cydsyniad”) for the purpose of deemed consent and extinguished consent means—

  1. (a)

     a consent or authorisation that is required, under an enactment, to be obtained for development,

  2. (b)

     a consent or authorisation that—

     1. (i)

        may authorise development, and

     2. (ii)

        is given under an enactment, or

  3. (c)

     a notice that is required by an enactment to be given in relation to development;

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

  1. (a)

     co-ordinates of latitude and longitude on the world Geodetic System 1984^f1, or

  2. (b)

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

• “Crown land” (“tir y Goron”) has the meaning given in section 134(2) of the 2024 Act;

• “deemed consent” (“cydsyniad tybiedig”) means a consent that it is proposed the infrastructure consent order will deem to have been granted in accordance with section 84(1)(b) of the 2024 Act;

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

• “EIA development” (“datblygiad AEA”) means activity that—

  1. (a)

     is “EIA development” as defined in regulation 2 of the F1Planning EIA Regulations, or

  2. (b)

     requires an environmental impact assessment in accordance with regulation 2A or Part 2 of the F2Marine EIA Regulations;

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• “environmental statement” (“datganiad amgylcheddol”) has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Planning EIA Regulations in the case of development in Wales and regulation 2(1) of the Marine F4EIA Regulations in the case of development in the Welsh marine area;

• “examining authority” (“awdurdod archwilio”) means a person or panel of persons appointed under section 40 of the 2024 Act in respect of a particular application;

• “extinguished consent” (“cydsyniad a ddiddymwyd”) means a consent where it is proposed the infrastructure consent order will remove the requirement for the consent to be granted in accordance with section 84(1)(a) 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;

• “land” (“tir”) includes buildings, monuments and land covered with waters (including the sea bed); and in relation to Part 6 of the 2024 Act (infrastructure consent orders) must be read in accordance with section 102 of that Act;

• “the Marine EIA Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau AEA Morol”) means the Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007^f2;

• “notice of acceptance” (“hysbysiad derbyn”) means a notice given under section 29(4) of the 2024 Act that the notification has been accepted;

• “notice of proposed application” (“hysbysiad o gais arfaethedig”) means a notice given by an applicant in accordance with section 29(1) of the 2024 Act;

• “notice of a valid application” (“hysbysiad o gais dilys”) means a notice under section 34(2) of the 2024 Act;

• “planning authority” (“awdurdod cynllunio”) means the local planning authority within the meaning given by Part 1 of the TCPA 1990 for an area in Wales;

• “the Planning EIA Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau AEA Cynllunio”) means the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017^f3;

• “pre-application services” (“gwasanaethau cyn gwneud cais”) is to be interpreted in accordance with section 27(2) of the 2024 Act;

• “regulated activity” (“gweithgaredd a reoleiddir”) has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Marine EIA Regulations;

• “relevant claim” (“hawliad perthnasol”) means—

  1. (a)

     a claim under section 10 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965^f4 (compensation where satisfaction not made for compulsory purchase of land or not made for injurious affection resulting from compulsory purchase);

  2. (b)

     a claim under Part 1 of the Land Compensation Act 1973^f5 (compensation for depreciation of land value by physical factors caused by use of public works);

  3. (c)

     a claim under section 101(3) of the 2024 Act;

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

• “specialist consultee” (“ ymgynghorai arbenigol”) has the meaning in regulation 3(2)(b);

• “statutory consultee” (“ymgynghorai statudol”) has the meaning in regulation 3(2)(a);

• “screening direction” (“cyfarwyddyd cwmpasu”) means a direction made by the Welsh Ministers as to whether development is EIA development;

• “TCPA 1990” (“DCGTh 1990) means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990^f6;

• “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^f7;

• “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 on 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^f8.

See section 136 of the 2024 Act in relation to provision in these Regulations which requires or authorises a person to—