PART 9GENERAL PROVISIONS

55Regulations and orders made by Welsh Ministers

For amendments relating to regulations and orders made by the Welsh Ministers, see Schedule 7.

56Interpretation

In this Act—

  • “PCPA 2004” means the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5);

  • “TCPA 1990” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8).

57Power to make consequential etc provision

1

The Welsh Ministers T may by regulations make consequential, incidental, transitional or saving provision for the purpose of giving full effect to, or in consequence of, any provision of this Act.

2

Regulations under this section may amend, revoke or repeal any enactment contained in, or made under, primary legislation.

3

The power to make regulations under this section is exercisable by statutory instrument.

4

A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provision) regulations under this section which amend or repeal an enactment contained in primary legislation may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.

5

A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section to which subsection (4) does not apply is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.

6

In this section, “primary legislation” means—

a

an Act of Parliament;

b

an Act or Measure of the National Assembly for Wales.

58Coming into force

1

The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent—

a

Part 1;

b

sections 56 and 57;

c

this section;

d

section 59.

2

The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent—

a

section 55;

b

Parts 3 to 8, so far as is necessary for enabling the Welsh Ministers to exercise any function of making regulations or orders by statutory instrument under any enactment as amended by those Parts.

3

Nothing in subsection (2)(b) affects the operation of section 13 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) (anticipatory exercise of powers) in relation to this Act.

4

The following provisions come into force on such day as the Welsh Ministers appoint by order—

a

Part 2;

b

Parts 3 to 8, so far as they are not brought into force by subsection (2)(b).

5

The power to make an order under subsection (4)—

a

is exercisable by statutory instrument;

b

includes power—

i

to appoint different days for different purposes, and

ii

to make transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of a provision of this Act.

59Short title

The short title of this Act is the Planning (Wales) Act 2015.