EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This is the second commencement order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (“the Act”).

Article 2 of this Order brings the following sections of the Act into force on 16 March 2026—

(a)

section 40(2) (appointing a person or a panel of persons to examine an application to revoke or change an infrastructure consent order);

(b)

section 90 (power to change or revoke infrastructure consent orders);

(c)

section 91 (procedure: changing and revoking infrastructure consent orders);

(d)

section 92(1)(c) and (3) (changing and revoking infrastructure consent orders: formalities) to the extent not already in force;

(e)

section 93 (changing or revoking an infrastructure consent order: compensation);

(f)

section 96(5), (6) and (8) (legal challenges) to the extent not already in force;

(g)

section 124(3)(a)(ii) (fees for performance of infrastructure consent functions and services);

(h)

Schedule 2 (compensation for changing or revoking infrastructure consent orders).