Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 758 (C. 41)
Infrastructure Planning
The Infrastructure Act 2015 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2015
Made
18th March 2015
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 57(5) and (11) of the Infrastructure Act 2015( 1 ), makes the following Regulations:
Citation and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Infrastructure Act 2015 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2015.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Infrastructure Act 2015 .
Provisions coming into force on 12th April 2015
2. Section 26 (timing of appointment of examining authority) of the Act comes into force on 12th April 2015.
Provisions coming into force on 14th July 2015
3. Section 28 (changes to, and revocation of, development consent orders) of the Act, so far as not already in force, comes into force on 14th July 2015.
Transitional provisions
4. —(1) The following transitional provisions have effect.
(2) The amendments made by section 26 of the Act do not apply in respect of applications for development consent under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008( 2 ) made to the Secretary of State before 12th April 2015.
(3) The amendments made by section 28 of the Act do not apply in respect of applications for a change to a development consent order under paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008( 3 ) made to the Secretary of State before 14th July 2015.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Brandon Lewis
Minister of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
18th March 2015
2015 c.7 .
2008 c.29 . Section 37 was amended by sections 128 and 137(5) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011 (c.20) .
Paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 was amended by section 128 of and paragraph 72 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011, by section 237 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 25 to that Act, and by article 6 of S.I. 2011/1043 .