Regulation 32 Transitional provisionsI1

England and Wales

(1)

An application made in the 12-month period beginning F1with the day after these Regulations come into force will meet the requirements of section 30 of the 2024 Act provided the Welsh Ministers are satisfied that during the 12 month period before these Regulations come into force the applicant has—

(a)

consulted—

(i)

the persons specified in regulation 8 of these Regulations where the application relates to land in Wales, or

(ii)

the persons set out in regulation 10 of these Regulations where the application relates to the Welsh marine area, and

(b)

publicised the proposed application in a manner which, had Part 3 of these Regulations been in force at the date of such publicity, would have fulfilled the requirements of that Part.

(2)

Any applicant relying on the provisions in this regulation—

(a)

must notify the Welsh Ministers of the proposed application before any application is submitted,

(b)

need not comply with the requirements of regulation 3.

(3)

Where the Welsh Ministers are not satisfied the requirements in paragraphs 1 and 2 have been met—

(a)

they must notify the applicant as soon as practicable, and

(b)

the applicant will not be permitted to seek a direction under section 131 of the 2024 Act referred to in F2regulation 8 of the Infrastructure Consent (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2025^f1.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in reg. 32(1) inserted (14.12.2025) by The Infrastructure Consent (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1091), regs. 1(2), 2(16)(a)
F2: Words in reg. 32(3)(b) substituted (14.12.2025) by The Infrastructure Consent (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1091), regs. 1(2), 2(16)(b)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 32 in force at 15.12.2025, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1: S. I. XXXX/2025.