Infrastructure Act 2015

46 Notice scheme

(1) The Secretary of State may, by regulations, require relevant energy undertakings to give notice of the proposed exercise, or exercise, of the right of use.

(2) The regulations may require relevant energy undertakings—

(a) to give notice—

(i) to owners of relevant land or interests in relevant land;

(ii) to persons of other specified descriptions;

(b) to display notice within the area in which relevant land is situated or elsewhere;

(c) to publish notice (otherwise than by displaying the notice).

(3) The regulations may make provision about the information which the notice is to contain, including provision about information relating to—

(a) any payment scheme regulations which are in force;

(b) the application of any payment scheme regulations to the proposed exercise, or exercise, of the right of use;

(c) the method for obtaining a payment under any payment scheme regulations.

(4) The regulations may make provision about the manner in which notice is to be given, displayed or published, including provision requiring notice to be—

(a) displayed at specified places or places of specified descriptions;

(b) published in specified publications or publications of specified descriptions.

(5) The regulations may require relevant energy undertakings to provide the Secretary of State, or any other specified person, with specified information about—

(a) the proposed exercise, or exercise, of the right of use;

(b) the giving of notice in accordance with regulations under this section.

(6) Before making regulations under this section, the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(7) In this section “payment scheme regulations” means regulations under section 45.