(1)The Welsh Ministers may by notice designate a document as an infrastructure policy statement for the purposes of this Act, if the document—
(a)is issued by the Welsh Ministers, and
(b)sets out a policy to guide decision making under this Act in relation to one or more kinds of significant infrastructure project.
(2)In this Act, “infrastructure policy statement” means a document designated under subsection (1).
(3)The Welsh Ministers may withdraw the designation of a document as an infrastructure policy statement by notice in writing.
(4)The Welsh Ministers must publish and lay before Senedd Cymru—
(a)each notice designating a document as an infrastructure policy statement;
(b)each notice of the withdrawal of the designation of a document as an infrastructure policy statement.
(5)If a document designated as an infrastructure policy statement has not previously been published, the Welsh Ministers must publish it.
(6)If a document designated as an infrastructure policy statement has not previously been laid before Senedd Cymru, the Welsh Ministers must lay it before the Senedd.