Explanatory note

England and Wales

(This note is not part of the Order)

This is the second commencement order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (“the Act”).

Article 2 of this Order brings the following sections of the Act into force on 16 March 2026—

(a)

section 40(2) (appointing a person or a panel of persons to examine an application to revoke or change an infrastructure consent order);

(b)

section 90 (power to change or revoke infrastructure consent orders);

(c)

section 91 (procedure: changing and revoking infrastructure consent orders);

(d)

section 92(1)(c) and (3) (changing and revoking infrastructure consent orders: formalities) to the extent not already in force;

(e)

section 93 (changing or revoking an infrastructure consent order: compensation);

(f)

section 96(5), (6) and (8) (legal challenges) to the extent not already in force;

(g)

section 124(3)(a)(ii) (fees for performance of infrastructure consent functions and services);

(h)

Schedule 2 (compensation for changing or revoking infrastructure consent orders).