Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024

69 National Trust land

(1) This section applies to land belonging to the National Trust which is held by the Trust inalienably.

(2) An infrastructure consent order is subject to special Senedd procedure, to the extent that the order authorises the compulsory acquisition of land to which this section applies, if the condition in subsection (3) is met.

(3) The condition is that—

(a) a representation has been made by the National Trust about the application for the infrastructure consent order before the completion of the examination of the application,

(b) the representation contains an objection to the compulsory acquisition of the land, and

(c) the objection has not been withdrawn.

(4) In a case to which this section applies and to which section 70 or 71 also applies, special Senedd procedure—

(a) may be required by subsection (2) whether or not also required by section 70(3) or 71(2), and

(b) may be required by section 70(3) or 71(2) whether or not also required by subsection (2).

(5) In this section, “held inalienably”, in relation to land belonging to the National Trust, means that the land is inalienable under section 21 of the National Trust Act 1907 (c. cxxxvi) or section 8 of the National Trust Act 1939 (c. lxxxvi).