PART 3

APPLYING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE CONSENT

Application procedure

Deciding on the validity of an application and notifying the applicant
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1
Where the Welsh Ministers receive an application for infrastructure consent, they must decide whether or not to accept the application as a valid application.
2
An application is a valid application if—
a
it is received by the Welsh Ministers within the period specified in regulations under section 32(4)(g);
b
it complies with the requirements imposed by or under section 32.
3
If the Welsh Ministers accept the application the Welsh Ministers must give notice of the decision to the applicant.
4
If the Welsh Ministers decide that the application cannot be accepted the Welsh Ministers must give notice of their decision to the applicant giving reasons for the decision.
5
For the purposes of this Act an application is accepted as a valid application on the day on which the Welsh Ministers give the applicant a notice of the decision under subsection (1).
S. 33 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 147(2)
S. 33 in force at 15.12.2025 by S.I. 2025/698, art. 3(a)