Infrastructure Act 2015
- Type of Bill:
- Government Bill
- Sponsors:
- Baroness Kramer
Department for Transport - Patrick McLoughlin
Department for Transport
Progress of the Bill
Bill started in the House of Lords
- House of Lords
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- House of Commons
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- Royal Assent
Last event
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Royal Assent 12 February, 2015
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12.02.2015
Act of Parliament
| House | Act | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Infrastructure Act 2015 c.7 | 16.02.2015 |
Latest news on the Infrastructure Act 2015
Following agreement by both Houses on the text of the Bill it received Royal Assent on 12 February. The Bill is now an Act of Parliament (law).
Summary of the Infrastructure Act 2015
A Bill to make provision for strategic highways companies and the funding of transport services by land; to make provision for the control of invasive non-native species; to make provision about nationally significant infrastructure projects; to make provision about town and country planning; to make provision about the Homes and Communities Agency and Mayoral development corporations; to make provision about the Greater London Authority so far as it exercises functions for the purposes of housing and regeneration; to make provision about Her Majesty’s Land Registry and local land charges; to make provision enabling building regulations to provide for off-site carbon abatement measures; to make provision for giving members of communities the right to buy stakes in local renewable electricity generation facilities; to make provision about maximising economic recovery of petroleum in the United Kingdom; to provide for a levy to be charged on holders of certain energy licences; to enable Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs to exercise functions in connection with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; to make provision about onshore petroleum and geothermal energy; to make provision about renewable heat incentives; and for connected purposes.Stay up to date
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