Territorial extent and application
- Section 35 sets out the territorial extent of the Act, that is the jurisdictions in which the Act forms part of the law.
- The provisions in the Act extend to England and Wales only, except provisions which make amendments to other Acts, which have the same extent as the provisions being amended.
- Section 6(10) amends section 14 of the Planning Act 2008 in relation to nationally significant infrastructure projects, section 15 amends section 15 of the 1986 Act in relation to the delegation of powers by chief officers of police. These provisions extend to England and Wales and Scotland in line with the provisions being amended.
- Section 16 amends sections 14, 14ZA, 14A and 15 of the 1986 Act. The amendments to section 14ZA (which relates to one-person protests) extend to England and Wales only but the amendments to the other sections extend to England and Wales and Scotland in line with the existing provisions. These amendments extend certain police powers in the 1986 Act to the British Transport Police and the Ministry of Defence Police in relation to areas in which those forces have jurisdiction, including in Scotland.
- See the table in Annex A for a summary of the position regarding territorial extent and application in the United Kingdom.
