Section 8 RailwaysI1

The construction of a railway is a significant infrastructure project if—

The alteration of a railway is a significant infrastructure project if—

This section does not apply to construction or alteration of a railway to the extent that the railway forms part (or will when constructed form part) of a rail freight interchange.

In this section—

• “approved operator” (“gweithredwr a gymeradwywyd”) means—

  1. (a)

     a person who is authorised to be the operator of a network by a licence granted under section 8 of the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43) (licences for operation of railway assets), or

  2. (b)

     a wholly-owned subsidiary of a company that is such a person;

• “network” (“rhwydwaith”) has the meaning given by section 83(1) of the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43);

• “permitted development” (“datblygu a ganiateir”) means development in relation to which planning permission is granted by article 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (SI 1995/418) (as it has effect from time to time);

• “wholly-owned subsidiary” (“is-gwmni o dan berchnogaeth lwyr”) has the same meaning as in the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46) (see section 1159 of that Act).