Section 243A Infrastructure planning: enforcement in the Welsh inshore regionF1

(1)

The Welsh Ministers may appoint persons for the purposes of enforcing the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024.

(2)

For the purposes referred to in subsection (1), a person appointed under this section has—

(a)

the common enforcement powers conferred by this Act;

(b)

the power conferred by section 263.

(3)

The powers that a person appointed under this section has for the purposes referred to in subsection (1) may be exercised—

(a)

in the Welsh inshore region (and in relation to any vessel, aircraft or marine structure in that region);

(b)

in Wales.

(4)

But the powers which a person appointed under this section has for the purposes referred to in subsection (1) may not be exercised in relation to any British warship.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 243A inserted (W.) (15.12.2025) by Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 3), ss. 110, 147(2) (with s. 83(5)); S.I. 2025/698, art. 3(h)

Notes on Part 8

Modifications

C1: Pt. 8: power to apply (with modifications) conferred (12.2.2026) by Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026 (c. 6), ss. 14(4)(g), 32(1) (with s. 30)