Regulation 2 Interpretation
In these Regulations—
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“the Act” means the Planning Act 2008;
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“development consent” means consent required for development to the extent that it is or forms part of a nationally significant infrastructure project in accordance with section 31 of the Actf1;
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“the relevant land” means the land which it is proposed will be subject to entry in exercise of the right under section 53(1) of the Act—
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for the purposes of surveying and taking levels of it, or
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in order to facilitate compliance with the provisions mentioned in section 53(1A) of the Actf2;
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“the rights of entry notice” means a notice given to the owner or occupier of the relevant land in accordance with section 53(4)(b) of the Act.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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Section 31 of the Planning Act 2008 is amended by section 4 of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025. Section 4 of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 is brought into force on 24th July 2026 (see S.I. 2026/641).
- f2
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Section 53(1A) was inserted by section 136 of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).