Planning Act 2008

Pipe-lines Act 1962 (c. 58) E+W+S

5 E+W+S The Pipe-lines Act 1962 is amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 1.3.2010 by S.I. 2010/101, art. 2 (with art. 6)

6 (1) Section 1 (cross-country pipe-lines not to be constructed without authorisation) is amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1ZA) Subsection (1) is subject to section 33(1) of the Planning Act 2008 (exclusion of requirement for other consents for development for which development consent required).”

(3) In subsection (1A)(b) for “pipe-line which is the subject of a pipe-line construction authorisation” substitute “ nationally significant pipe-line ”.

(4) After subsection (1A) insert—

“(1B) For the purposes of subsection (1A), a pipe-line is a nationally significant pipe-line if—

(a) its construction has been authorised by a pipe-line construction authorisation, or

(b) development consent under the Planning Act 2008 is required for its construction by virtue of section 14(1)(g) of that Act, and has been granted.”

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 1.3.2010 by S.I. 2010/101, art. 2 (with art. 6)

7 E+W+S In section 66(1) (general interpretation provisions) in the definition of “diversion”—

(a) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) if no such authorisation is required, beyond the limits of lateral diversion permitted by development consent under the Planning Act 2008 relating to that pipe-line, or”;

(b) in paragraph (b) after “no such authorisation” insert “ or consent ”.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 2 para. 7 in force at 1.3.2010 by S.I. 2010/101, art. 2 (with art. 6)