PART 1PRELIMINARY

Disapplication of legislative provisions3.

(1)

The following provisions do not apply in relation to the construction of any work or the carrying out of any operation required for the purpose of, or in connection with, the construction or maintenance of the authorised development—

(a)

section 28E (duties in relation to sites of scientific interest) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 198130;

(b)

section 23 (prohibition of obstructions, etc. in watercourses) of the Land Drainage Act 199131;

(c)

section 32 (variation of awards) of the Land Drainage Act 1991;

(d)

the provisions of any byelaws made under section 6632 (powers to make byelaws) of the Land Drainage Act 1991;

(e)

the provisions of any byelaws made under, or having effect as if made under, paragraphs 5, 6 or 6A of Schedule 25 (byelaw-making powers of the Appropriate Authority) to the Water Resources Act 199133;

(f)

regulation 12 (requirement for an environmental permit) of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 201634 in respect of a flood risk activity only;

(g)

the provisions of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 201735 in so far as they relate to temporary possession of land under articles 29 (temporary use of land for constructing the authorised development) and 30 (temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development) of this Order; and

(h)

section 33(1)(f) (effect of requirement for development consent on other consent regimes) of the 2008 Act in so far as it relates to any work or operation authorised to be carried out outside of the Order limits under articles 14 (protective works to buildings) or 15 (authority to survey and investigate land) of this Order.

(2)

Despite the provisions of section 208 (liability) of the 2008 Act, for the purposes of regulation 6 (meaning of “development”) of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 201036 any building comprised in the authorised development is deemed to be—

(a)

a building into which people do not normally go; or

(b)

a building into which people go only intermittently for the purpose of inspecting or maintaining fixed plant or machinery.