{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/localism-act-2011/section-205",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/localism-act-2011/section-205.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2011/20",
  "legislation_title": "Localism Act 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/localism-act-2011",
  "path": "section/205",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "205",
  "heading": "Powers in relation to infrastructure",
  "text": "(1) An MDC may provide infrastructure.\n(2) An MDC may facilitate the provision of infrastructure.\n(3) In this section “provide” includes provide by way of acquisition, construction, conversion, improvement or repair (and “provision” is to be read in the same way).\n(4) In this section “infrastructure” means—\n(a) water, electricity, gas, telecommunications, sewerage or other services including heat networks within the meaning of section 216 of the Energy Act 2023,\n(b) roads or other transport facilities,\n(c) retail or other business facilities,\n(d) health, educational, employment or training facilities,\n(e) social, religious or recreational facilities,\n(f) cremation or burial facilities, and\n(g) community facilities not falling within paragraphs (a) to (f).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 205(4)(a) inserted (18.2.2026) by Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (c. 34), ss. 103(11), 118(4) (with s. 116); S.I. 2025/1370, reg. 4(1)(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Pt. 8 Ch. 2 applied (with modifications) (20.12.2023) by The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1432), arts. 1(2), 11(1)(2), Sch. 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/20/section/205",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:09:15.217969+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."
}