Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 E+W Strategic highways companies: consequential and supplemental amendments

PART 2 E+W Other enactments

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) E+W

104 (1) Section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (highways affected by development: orders by Secretary of State) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (3)—

(a) in paragraph (b), after “Secretary of State,” insert “ a strategic highways company, ”;

(b) in paragraph (c), after “Secretary of State” insert “ or a strategic highways company ”.

(3) In subsection (3A)—

(a) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) a strategic highways company,”;

(b) after the second “Secretary of State,” insert “ the strategic highways company, ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 104 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

105 E+W In section 248 (highways crossing or entering route of proposed new highway etc), in subsection (1)(a), after “Secretary of State” insert “ or a strategic highways company ”.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 1 para. 105 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

106 E+W In section 254 (compulsory acquisition of land in connection with highways), in subsection (1), after “local highway authority” insert “ or a strategic highways company ”.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 1 para. 106 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

107 E+W In section 256 (electronic communications apparatus: orders by Secretary of State), in subsection (3) omit “local”.

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 1 para. 107 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

108 E+W In section 336 (interpretation), in subsection (1)—

(a) in the definition of “local highway authority”, after “Secretary of State” insert “ or a strategic highways company ”;

(b) at the appropriate place insert—

““strategic highways company” means a company for the time being appointed under Part 1 of the Infrastructure Act 2015;”.

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 1 para. 108 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

109 (1) Schedule 13 (blighted land) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In paragraph 16, for “if he” substitute “ or a strategic highways company if he or it ”.

(3) In paragraph 18—

(a) after “Secretary of State” insert “ or a strategic highways company ”;

(b) after “him” insert “ or it ”;

(c) after “he” insert “ or it ”.

Commencement Information

I6 Sch. 1 para. 109 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)