Government of Wales Act 2006

[F1 Section M3 U.K. M3 Development and buildings

Textual Amendments

F1 Schs. 7A, 7B substituted for Sch. 7 (1.4.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(3), Sch. 1 (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 2, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 2

184 U.K. Planning (including the subject-matter of Parts 2 to 8 of the Planning Act 2008) but only in relation to—

(a) relevant nationally significant infrastructure projects,

(b) overhead electric lines other than devolved associated lines, and

(c) railways other than railways that start, end and remain in Wales,

except this does not affect the reservation of the subject-matter of sections 14 and 16 of the Harbours Act 1964 by paragraph 121.

185 U.K. Compensation in respect of—

(a) the interference with rights in land by exercise of a statutory power;

(b) depreciation in the value of land as a result of works or land provided or used in the exercise of a statutory power.

186 U.K. The regulation of—

(a) the design and construction of buildings,

(b) the demolition of buildings, and

(c) services, fittings and equipment provided in or in connection with buildings,

but only in relation to specified Crown land and specified undertaker land.

Interpretation

• “"Devolved associated line”” means an overhead line that—

  (a)

  is associated with a generating station that is or (when constructed or extended) is expected to be—

  (i)

  in Wales or the Welsh zone, but

  (ii)

  not within section 15(3A) or (3B) of the Planning Act 2008, and

  (b)

  has or will (when installed) have a nominal voltage no greater than 132 kilovolts.

• “"Railway”” has the meaning given by section 67(1) of the Transport and Works Act 1992.

• “"Relevant nationally significant infrastructure project”” means a project falling within paragraph (a), (c), (g) or (j) of section 14(1) of the Planning Act 2008.

• “"Specified Crown land”” means land—

  (a)

  belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown;

  (b)

  belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster;

  (c)

  belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall;

  (d)

  held or used by a Minister of the Crown or a government department.

• “"Specified undertaker land”” means land held or used by a statutory undertaker in the exercise of a statutory power that relates to a matter in paragraph 96, 97(f) and (g), 99, 117, 121 or 125.]