
2025 No. 698 (W. 117) (C. 29)
Infrastructure Planning, Wales
The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2025
Made 16 June 2025
The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 147(2) of the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024.
Title
1 
The title of this Order is the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2025.
Interpretation
2 
In this Order—
 “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024;
 “infrastructure consent” (“cydsyniad seilwaith”) means the consent required by section 19 of the Act.
Provisions coming into force on 15 December 2025
3 
The following provisions of the Act come into force on 15 December 2025 in so far as they are not already in force—
(a) Parts 2 and 3;
(b) Part 4 except section 40(2) (appointing an examining authority to examine an application to revoke or change an infrastructure consent order),
(c) Part 5,
(d) Sections 63 to 89,
(e) Section 92(1)(a) and (b) and (2),
(f) sections 94 and 95,
(g) section 96(1) to (4) and (7),
(h) sections 97 to 102, Part 7,
(i) Part 8 except section 124(3)(a)(ii) (advice, information or other assistance provided in connection with an application or proposed application to make a change to or to revoke an infrastructure consent order),
(j) section 145,
(k) Schedule 1, and
(l) Schedule 3.
Provisions coming into force on 15 December 2025 to the extent specified
4 
The following provisions of the Act come into force on 15 December 2025 to the extent specified in relation to each such provision—
(a) section 92(3) in relation to an order made by virtue of section 87(4) (correcting errors in an infrastructure consent order which is a statutory instrument), and
(b) section 96(6) and (8) (legal challenges) in relation to an application for infrastructure consent.
Rebecca Evans
Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, one of the Welsh Ministers
16 June 2025