PART 6

Planning
CHAPTER 6

Nationally significant infrastructure projects

Abolition of Infrastructure Planning Commission
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1
The Infrastructure Planning Commission ceases to exist on the day on which this subsection comes into force.
2
Schedule 13 (amendments in consequence of Commission's abolition, including amendments transferring its functions to Secretary of State) has effect.
3
On the coming into force of this subsection, the property, rights and liabilities of the Infrastructure Planning Commission vest by virtue of this subsection in the Secretary of State.
4
Subsection (3) operates in relation to property, rights and liabilities—
a
whether or not they would otherwise be capable of being transferred,
b
without any instrument or other formality being required, and
c
irrespective of any requirement for consent that would otherwise apply.
5
The transfer by virtue of subsections (2) to (4) is to be treated as a relevant transfer for the purposes of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/246) if it would not otherwise be a relevant transfer for those purposes.
6
Subsections (3) and (4) do not affect the operation of those Regulations in relation to that transfer.
S. 128(2) in force at 15.1.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/57, art. 2(a)
S. 128(1) s. 128(3)-(6) in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/628, art. 7(a)
S. 128(2) in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/628, art. 7(a)
Pt. 6: power to amend conferred (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 132, 255(3)(a) (with s. 247)