{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-wales-act-2024/section-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-wales-act-2024/section-8.json",
  "legislation": "asc/2024/3",
  "legislation_title": "Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-wales-act-2024",
  "path": "section/8",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Railways",
  "text": "(1) The construction of a railway is a significant infrastructure project if—\n(a) the railway will (when constructed) start, end and remain in Wales,\n(b) the railway will (when constructed) be part of a network operated by an approved operator,\n(c) the railway will (when constructed) include a stretch of track that is a continuous length of more than 2 kilometres, and\n(d) the construction of the railway is not permitted development.\n(2) The alteration of a railway is a significant infrastructure project if—\n(a) the part of the railway to be altered is part of a railway that starts, ends and remains in Wales,\n(b) the railway is part of a network operated by an approved operator,\n(c) the alteration of the railway will include laying a stretch of track that is a continuous length of more than 2 kilometres, and\n(d) the construction of the railway is not permitted development.\n(3) 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.\n(4) In this section—\n“approved operator” (“gweithredwr a gymeradwywyd”) means—\n(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\n(b) a wholly-owned subsidiary of a company that is such a person;\n“network” (“rhwydwaith”) has the meaning given by section 83(1) of the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43);\n“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);\n“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).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 8 in force at 4.6.2024, see s. 147(1)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2024/3/section/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:47.929834+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}