# The Infrastructure Planning (Rights of Entry Notice) Regulations 2026, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Planning Act 2008;
“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 Act;
“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—
(a) for the purposes of surveying and taking levels of it, or
(b) in order to facilitate compliance with the provisions mentioned in section 53(1A) of the Act;
“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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/737/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-rights-of-entry-notice-regulations-2026/regulation-2
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