Legislation – The Infrastructure Consent (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make consequential and miscellaneous amendments to a number of Regulations to correct errors, or clarify provision made in those Regulations.

Regulation 2 amends the Carbon Capture Readiness (Electricity Generating Stations) Regulations 2013.

Regulation 3 amends the Infrastructure Consent (Pre-Application and Application Procedure and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2025.

Regulation 4 amends the Infrastructure Consent (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2025.

Regulation 5 amends the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (Consequential, Transitional, Revocation and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025.

Regulation 6 amends the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.