http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2004/1814/article/3/madeThe Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2004Compulsory purchaseKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2014-11-27TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, WALES Section 60 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (“the Act”) imposes on the National Assembly for Wales (“the National Assembly”) the duty to prepare a spatial plan (“the Wales Spatial Plan”), to consult the public on its provisions and to approve and publish it. 3 Any step taken by the National Assembly in relation to the preparation of the Wales Spatial Plan, including any consultation with any person in relation to the provisions of the Plan, is to be regarded as having been taken pursuant to the duties imposed on the National Assembly under section 60 of the Act, whether that step was taken before, on or after the day appointed by article 2. See section 58(1) of the Act.