12Duty to prepare and publish National Development Framework(1)

The Welsh Ministers must prepare and publish a plan, to be known as the National Development Framework for Wales.

(2)

The Framework must set out such of the policies of the Welsh Ministers in relation to the development and use of land in Wales as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.

(3)

The Framework may specify that development of a particular description, in a particular area or location in Wales, is to be a significant infrastructure project for the purposes of the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 3).

(4)

The Framework must give reasons for—

(a)

the policies it sets out, and

(b)

any provision it makes under subsection (3).

(5)

The Framework must explain how, in preparing the Framework, the Welsh Ministers have taken account of relevant policies set out in—

(a)

the national natural resources policy published under section 9 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3),

(b)

each marine plan adopted and published by them under Part 3 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), and

(c)

the Wales Transport Strategy published under section 2 of the Transport (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 5).

(6)

The Framework must specify the period for which it is to have effect.

(7)

A plan ceases to be the National Development Framework for Wales at the end of the period specified under subsection (6).