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Explanatory note

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These Regulations bring into force section 49 of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025. Section 49 introduces the legislative provisions granting Electric Vehicle Charge Point Operators the legal right to carry out street works using a permit-based system rather than the section 50 licensing regime created under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.

A full impact assessment has been produced in relation to the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 and copies can be obtained at https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0196/IA_annexes.pdf or from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government at 2 Marsham Street, London, SWIP 4DF, United Kingdom.