Legislation – Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025
Part 1Infrastructure
Chapter 3Transport infrastructure
Amendments to the Transport and Works Act 1992
41Publication of decisions and time for bringing challenge
(1)
The Transport and Works Act 1992 is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 14 (publicity for making or refusal of order)—
(a)
“and
(b)
publish the notice on a government website.”;
(b)
in subsection (2), for “(1)(a)” substitute “(1)”
;
(c)
omit subsection (2A);
(d)
in subsection (3A), for “notices” substitute “notice”
;
(e)
“(3AA)
If the determination is for the making of an EIA order, the notice under subsection (1) must include the information specified in subsection (3AB).”;
(f)
in subsection (4)—
(i)
for “a notice” substitute “a copy of the notice under subsection (1)”
;
(ii)
omit the words from “; and” to the end.
(3)
In section 22(1) (period for challenging order), for the words from “within” to “published” substitute “before the end of the period of 6 weeks beginning with the day after the day on which notice of the determination to make the order is first published under section 14(1)(b)”
.
(4)
In consequence of those amendments—
(a)
in section 12(3)(c) (modification of section 22(1) where special parliamentary procedure applies), for “the notice required by section 14(1)(b) is published” substitute “notice is first published under section 14(1)(b)”
;
(b)
in section 13(5) (date of operation of order), for the words from “the notice” to “published” substitute “notice of the determination to make the order is first published under section 14(1)(b)”
.
(5)
The amendments made by this section do not apply in relation to a determination made before this section comes into force or any order made further to such a determination.