Regulation 16 General interpretation

(1)

In this Part—

“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 M1;
“the 2004 Act” means the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 M2;
“the 2008 Act” means the Planning Act 2008 M3;
F1“the 2024 Act” means the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024;
“infrastructure consent” means the consent required by section 19 of the 2024 Act;
“local planning authority” has the same meaning as in 1990 Act;
“mineral planning authority” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the 1990 Act M4;
“planning permission” has the meaning given in section 336 of the 1990 Act M5.

(2)

In this Part, “the planning Acts” means—

(a)

the 1990 Act;

(b)

the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 M6;

(c)

the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 M7;

(d)

the Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 M8;

(e)

the 2004 Act; F2...

(f)

the 2008 Act F3; F4...

(g)

the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 F5; and

(h)

the 2024 Act.

(3)

In this Part, “planning authority” means—

(a)

a local planning authority;

F6(ba)

a local planning authority or minerals and waste planning authority for the purposes of Part 2 of the 2004 Act;

(c)

a person appointed under paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the 1990 Act M9;

(d)

a government department in respect of its functions under the planning Acts; or

(e)

an appropriate authority in respect of its functions under the planning Acts.

Annotations

F1: Words in reg. 16(1) inserted (15.12.2025) by The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (Consequential, Transitional, Revocation and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1192), regs. 1(2)(b), 6(2)(a)
F2: Word in reg. 16(2) omitted (4.11.2024) by virtue of The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (Consequential Provision) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/924), regs. 1(2), 56(a)
F3: Reg. 16(2)(g) and word inserted (4.11.2024) by The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (Consequential Provision) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/924), regs. 1(2), 56(b)
F4: Word in reg. 16(2)(f) omitted (15.12.2025) by virtue of The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (Consequential, Transitional, Revocation and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1192), regs. 1(2)(b), 6(2)(b)(i)
F5: Reg. 16(2)(h) and word inserted (15.12.2025) by The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (Consequential, Transitional, Revocation and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1192), regs. 1(2)(b), 6(2)(b)(ii)
F6: Reg. 16(3)(ba) substituted for reg. 16(3)(b) (25.3.2026) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(3)(b), Sch. 8 para. 32 (with s. 247); S.I. 2026/169, reg. 3(f)(xi) (with Sch. 1)

M1: 1990 c. 8.
M2: 2004 c. 5.
M3: 2008 c. 29.
M4: Section 1 was amended by the Local Government (Wales) Act (c. 19), section 18(3) and (4).
M5: The definition of “planning permission” in section 336 was amended by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34), sections 32 and 84(6) and Schedules 7 and 19.
M6: 1990 c. 9.
M7: 1990 c. 10.
M8: 1990 c. 11.
M9: Paragraph 1 was inserted by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34), section 32.