Legislation – Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025
Part 1Infrastructure
Chapter 3Transport infrastructure
Amendments to the Transport and Works Act 1992
37Removal of special procedure for projects of national significance
(1)
In the Transport and Works Act 1992, omit section 9 (special procedure for projects considered to be of national significance).
(2)
In consequence of that amendment—
(a)
in section 3 of the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945 (petitions against orders), omit subsection (4A);
(b)
in section 12 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (special parliamentary procedure), omit subsection (2);
(c)
in the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996, omit section 42 (application of section 9 of the 1992 Act to certain proposals affecting the Channel Tunnel).
(3)
The amendments made by this section do not apply in relation to an application in respect of which a notice under section 9(2) of the Transport and Works Act 1992 has been published before this section comes into force.