- air cargo transport services
(“gwasanaethau cludo cargo awyr”) means services for the carriage by air of cargo;
- air passenger transport services
(“gwasanaethau cludo teithwyr awyr”) means services for the carriage by air of passengers;
- air transport movement
(“symudiad cludo awyr”) means a landing or take-off of an aircraft;
- airport
(“maes awyr”) has the meaning given by section 82(1) of the Airports Act 1986 (c. 31);
- appropriate Minister
has the meaning given by paragraph 8(5) of Schedule 7B to the Government of Wales Act 2006.
- approved operator
(“gweithredwr a gymeradwywyd”) means— (a) a person who is authorised to be the operator of a network by a licence granted under section 8 of the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43) (licences for operation of railway assets), or (b) a wholly-owned subsidiary of a company that is such a person;
- Associated development
means development which—
- authority possessing compulsory purchase powers
means—
- building
(“adeilad”) has the meaning given by section 336(1) of TCPA 1990;
- cargo
(“cargo”) includes mail;
- cargo aircraft
(“awyren cargo”) means an aircraft which is— (a) designed to transport cargo but not passengers, and (b) engaged in the transport of cargo on commercial terms;
- cargo ship
(“llong gargo”) means a ship which is used for carrying cargo;
- compensation for depreciation
means compensation payable in respect of loss or damage consisting of depreciation of the value of an interest in land;
- compensation notice
has the meaning given in paragraph 4(1);
- consent
(“cydsyniad”) means— (a) a consent or authorisation that is required, under an enactment, to be obtained for development, (b) a consent or authorisation, that— (a) may authorise development, and (b) is given under an enactment, or (c) a notice that is required by an enactment to be given in relation to development;
- conservation area
(“ardal gadwraeth”) means an area designated under section 158 of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (asc 3);
- container ship
(“llong gynwysyddion”) means a cargo ship which carries all or most of its cargo in containers;
- Crown interest
means an interest which—
- Crown land
(“tir y Goron”) has the meaning given by section 134;
- Decision document
means—
- deep storage facility
means a facility for the storage of waste underground in a deep geological cavity.
- developer
(“datblygwr”) means— (a) a person who proposes to carry out any of the development to which the request relates;
- development
has the meaning given by section 133 of the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 so far as it relates to coal-mining proposals included in an application for infrastructure consent”;
- devolved Welsh authority
(“awdurdod Cymreig datganoledig”) has the meaning given by section 157A of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32);
- director
means a member of the body.
- Duchy interest
means—
- electric line
(“llinell drydan”) has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29) (see section 64(1) of that Act);
- electronic communications apparatus
(“cyfarfpar cyfarthrebu electronig”) has the meaning given in paragraph 5 of the electronic communications code;
- electronic communications code
(“cod cyfarthrebu electronig”) means the code set out in Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21);
- enactment
(“deddfiad”) includes any enactment whenever passed or made;
- Error
includes omission.
- examining authority
means a person or panel of persons appointed under this section.
- extended period
means the period of 4 years beginning with—
- flooding operations
(“gweithdrediadau i foddi tir”) has the meaning given by section 75(1) of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023;
- gas
(“nwy”) includes natural gas;
- gas reception facility
(“cyfleuster derbyn nwy”) means a facility for— (a) the reception of natural gas in gaseous form from outside Wales and the Welsh marine area, and (b) the handling of natural gas (other than its storage);
- generating station
(“gorsaf gynhyrchu”) has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989 (see section 64(1) of that Act);
- goods
(“nwyddau”) has the meaning given by section 83(1) of the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43);
- goods train
(“trên nwyddau”) means a train that (ignoring any locomotive) consists of items of rolling stock designed to carry goods;
- highway
(“priffordd”) has the meaning given by section 328 of the Highways Act 1980;
- highway authority
(“awdurdod priffyrdd”) has the same meaning as in the Highways Act 1980 (c. 66) (see sections 1 to 3 of that Act);
- infrastructure consent
(“cydsyniad seilwaith”) means the consent required by section 19;
- Infrastructure consent function
means a function conferred by, under or by virtue of this Act.
- infrastructure consent order
(“gorchymyn cydsyniad seilwaith”) means an order made under this Act granting infrastructure consent;
- Infrastructure consent service
means any advice, information or other assistance (including a response to a consultation or participating in the examination of an application by making a written submission, attending or giving evidence at a hearing or attending or giving evidence to a local inquiry) provided in connection with—
- infrastructure policy statement
means a document designated under subsection (1).
- installed generating capacity
(“capasiti cynyrchu gosodedig”) means the maximum capacity of electricity generation (in megawatts) at which that generating station could be operated for a sustained period without damage being caused to it (assuming the source of energy used to generate electricity is available without interruption);
- interest in land
means the fee simple or a tenancy of the land (and does not include any other interest in it);
- land
includes any interest in or right over land.
- listed building
(“adeilad rhestredig”) has the meaning given by section 76 of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023;
- local authority
means the council of a county, county borough or community in Wales.
- local highway authority
(“awdurdod priffyrdd lleol”) has the meaning given by section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980 (c. 66);
- local highway works
(“gwaith priffordd leol”) means works carried out by or on behalf of a local highway authority in relation to a highway for which it is the highway authority (and the local highway authority is referred to in this section as “responsible” for those works).
- local impact report
(“adroddiad ar yr effaith leol”) has the meaning given by section 36(4);
- marine impact report
(“adroddiad effaith ar y môr”) has the meaning given by section 37(4);
- Material operation
means any operation except an operation of a kind specified in regulations.
- maximum flow rate
(“cyfradd llif uchaf”) means the maximum rate at which gas is able to flow out of the facility;
- military establishment
(“sefydliad milwrol”) means an establishment intended for use for naval, military or air force purposes or for the purposes of the Department of the Secretary of State responsible for defence.
- minerals
(“mwynau”) includes all substances ordinarily worked for removal (including in the sea);
- ministerial authority
means the Welsh Ministers or the Secretary of State.
- monument
(“heneb”) has the same meaning as in the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (asc. 3) (see section 2 of that Act);
- natural gas
(“nwy naturiol”) means any gas derived from natural strata (including gas originating outside the United Kingdom);
- network
(“rhwydwaith”) has the meaning given by section 83(1) of the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43);
- operator of an electronic communications code network
(“gweithredwr rhwydwaith cod cyfarthrebu electronig”) has the meaning given in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003.
- permitted
(“a ganiateir”) means permitted by planning permission or infrastructure consent.
- permitted development
(“datblygu a ganiateir”) means development in relation to which planning permission is granted by article 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (SI 1995/418) (as it has effect from time to time);
- petroleum products
(“cynhyrchion petroliwm”) has the meaning given by section 21 of the Energy Act 1976 (c. 76);
- planning authority
(“awdurdod cynllunio”) means a local planning authority within the meaning given by Part 1 of the TCPA 1990 for an area in Wales;
- planning permission
(“caniatâd cynllunio”) means permission under Part 3 of TCPA 1990;
- pre-application consultation report
means a report giving details of—
- public authority
(“awdurdod cyhoeddus”) means any person who has any function of a public nature;
- qualifying request
(“archiad cymhwysol”) means a written request for a direction that specifies the development to which it relates.
- radioactive waste
(“gwastraff ymbelydrol”) has the same meaning as in the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1154) (as amended from time to time) (see paragraph 3(1) of Part 2 of Schedule 23 to those regulations).
- rail freight interchange
(“cyfnewidfa nwyddau rheilffordd”) means a facility for the transfer of goods between railway and road, or between railway and another form of transport;
- railway
(“rheilffordd”) has the meaning given by section 67(1) of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42);
- regulations
(“rheolidau”) means regulations made by the Welsh Ministers;
- relevant 4-year period
means—
- Relevant apparatus
means—
- relevant authority
(“awdurdod perthnasol”) means the authority that would otherwise have the function of deciding whether to grant the specified consent;
- relevant claim
means—
- Relevant restrictive covenant
means a restrictive covenant that benefits statutory undertakers in carrying on their undertaking.
- Relevant right
means a right of way, or a right of laying down, erecting, continuing or maintaining apparatus on, under or over the land, which—
- renewable energy installation
has the same meaning as in Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2004 (see section 104 of that Act);
- Renewable Energy Zone
has the meaning given by section 84(4) of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20).
- replacement land
(“tir amnewid”) means land which will be adequate to compensate the following persons for the disadvantages which result from the compulsory acquisition of the order right— (a) the persons in whom the order land is vested, (b) the persons, if any, entitled to rights of common or other rights over the order land, and (c) the public.
- representations
includes evidence.
- reserved trust port
(“porthladd ymddiriedolaeth a gedwir yn ôl”) has the meaning given in section 32 of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4);
- river basin
(“basn afon”) means an area of land drained by a river and its tributaries;
- roll-on roll-off ship
(“llong gyrru i mewn ac allan”) means a ship which is used for carrying wheeled cargo;
- scheduled monument
(“heneb gofrestredig”) has the meaning given by section 3(7) of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023;
- section 20 consent
(“cydsyniad adran 20”) means a permission, authorisation, consent, order, or scheme mentioned in section 20 (effect of requirement for infrastructure consent on other consenting regimes)”;
- senior officer
means a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate.
- significant infrastructure project
(“prosiect seilwaith arwyddocaol”) has the meaning given by Part 1;
- special road
(“ffordd arbennig”) means a highway which is a special road in accordance with section 16 of the Highways Act 1980 (c. 66) or by virtue of an infrastructure consent order;
- special Senedd procedure
(“gweithdrefn arbennig y Senedd”) means the procedure specified in the standing orders of Senedd Cymru for subordinate legislation that is subject to special Senedd procedure;
- specified
means specified in regulations.
- specified period
means a period specified in regulations.
- statutory undertakers
(“ymgymerwyr stadudol”) means persons who are, or who are deemed to be, statutory undertakers for the purposes of any provision of Part 11 of the TCPA 1990.
- storage capacity
(“cynhwysedd storio”) means the capacity of the facility for storage of liquid natural gas measured as if the gas were stored in regasified form.
- TEU
(“UCU”) means a twenty-foot equivalent unit;
- the appropriate licensing authority
has the meaning given by section 113 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.
- the appropriate Minister
(“y Gweinidog priodol”) means— (a) in the case of land in Wales held by water or sewerage undertakers, the Welsh Ministers, and (b) in any other case the Secretary of State;
- the Crown
includes the Duchy of Lancaster and the Duchy of Cornwall.
- the land
means—
- the marine environment
includes—
- the order land
(“tir y gorchymyn”) means— (a) in a case where the infrastructure consent order authorises the compulsory acquisition of a right over land by the creation of a new right, the land over which the right is to be exercisable or (in the case of a restrictive covenant) to which it applies;
- the order right
(“hawl y gorchymyn”) means the right authorised to be compulsorily acquired;
- the prospective purchaser
(“y darpar brynwr”) means— (a) in a case where the infrastructure consent order authorises the compulsory acquisition of a right over land by the creation of a new right, the person for whose benefit the order authorises the creation of the right;
- the prospective seller
(“y darpar werthwr”) means the person or persons in whom the order land is vested;
- The relevant day
means—
- tipping operations
(“gweithrediadau tipio”) has the meaning given by section 75(1) of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023.
- transition period
means the period of 24 months beginning with the day sections 19 and 20 come into force.
- Transport system
means any of the following—
- trunk road
(“cefnffordd”) means a highway which is a trunk road by virtue of— (a) section 10(1) or 19 of the Highways Act 1980, (b) an order or direction under section 10 of that Act, or (c) an infrastructure consent order, or under any other enactment;
- use
(“defnyddio”) has the meaning given by section 336(1) of TCPA 1990;
- Wales
(“Cymru”) means the combined area of the counties and county boroughs in Wales (see Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 4 to the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70));
- waste water
includes domestic waste water, industrial waste water and urban waste water.
- water undertaker
(“ymgymerwr dŵr”) means a company appointed as a water undertaker under section 6 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56) (appointment of relevant undertakers);
- Welsh marine area
(“ardal forol Cymru”) means the sea adjacent to Wales out as far as the seaward boundary of the territorial sea;
- wholly-owned subsidiary
(“is-gwmni o dan berchnogaeth lwyr”) has the same meaning as in the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46) (see section 1159 of that Act).
- wind generating station
(“gorsaf ynni gwynt”) means a generating station which generates electricity from wind.