Legislation – Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025

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Part 6Miscellaneous and general provision

115Reporting on extra-territorial environmental outcomes

In Part 6 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (environmental outcome reports), in section 152(1) (power to specify environmental outcomes), for “a relevant offshore area” substitute “elsewhere”.

116The Crown

The amendments made by this Act bind the Crown to the extent that the provisions amended bind the Crown.

117Extent

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), an amendment, repeal or revocation made by this Act has the same extent as the provision amended, repealed or revoked.

(2)

Paragraphs 40 and 44 of Schedule 5 extend to England and Wales only.

(3)

A provision of this Act, other than an amendment, repeal or revocation, extends to England and Wales only, subject to subsections (4) to (6).

(4)

The following provisions extend to England and Wales and Scotland—

(a)

sections 14 to 17;

(b)

section 19(6);

(c)

section 21(7);

(d)

section 30;

(e)

section 47.

(5)

The following provisions extend to Scotland only—

(a)

section 25;

(b)

section 46.

(6)

Section 116, this section and sections 118 and 119 extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

118Commencement and transitional provision

(1)

In Part 1—

(a)

sections 1 and 2 come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint;

(b)

section 3 comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed;

(c)

sections 4 to 9 come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint;

(d)

section 10 comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(e)

sections 11 to 13 come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint;

(f)

sections 14 to 18 come into force on the day on which this Act is passed;

(g)

in section 19—

(i)

subsections (1) and (2), subsection (4) so far as it confers powers to make regulations, and subsections (5) and (6) come into force on the day on which this Act is passed;

(ii)

subsection (3), and subsection (4) for remaining purposes, come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(h)

section 20 comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed, except that it comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed so far as it confers power to make regulations;

(i)

section 21 comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(j)

sections 22 and 23 come into force on the day on which this Act is passed;

(k)

section 24 and Schedule 1 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed, except that paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint;

(l)

section 25 comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed;

(m)

section 26 comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(n)

section 27 comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed;

(o)

section 28 comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(p)

section 29 comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed, except that it comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed so far as it confers power to make regulations;

(q)

section 30 comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(r)

sections 31 and 32 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(s)

section 33 comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint;

(t)

sections 34 and 35 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(u)

section 36 comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint;

(v)

sections 37 to 39 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(w)

in section 40—

(i)

subsections (1) and (2) come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(ii)

subsection (3) comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint;

(x)

sections 41 and 42 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

(y)

section 43 comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint;

(z)

sections 44 and 45 come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

z1

section 46 comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed;

z2

section 47 comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

z3

section 48(1), (4) and (5) come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed;

z4

section 48(2) and (3) come into force—

(i)

in relation to applications made to the Secretary of State, on the day on which the first relevant regulations made by the Secretary of State come into force;

(ii)

in relation to applications made to the Scottish Ministers, on the day on which the first relevant regulations made by the Scottish Ministers come into force;

(iii)

119Short title

This Act may be cited as the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025.