Contents

1. Part 1

   Strategic highways companies

   1. Appointment as highway authorities

      1. 1. Appointment of strategic highways companies

      2. 2. Areas and highways in an appointment

   2. Functions

      1. 3. Road Investment Strategy

      2. 4. Directions and guidance

      3. 5. Fines

      4. 6. Delegation of functions

      5. 7. Exercise of delegated functions

   3. Oversight

      1. 8. Watchdog

      2. 9. Monitor

   4. Transfers of property etc

      1. 10. Transfer schemes

      2. 11. Tax consequences of transfers

   5. Finance

      1. 12. Financial assistance

   6. Supplemental and general

      1. 13. Transfer of additional functions

      2. 14. Consequential and transitional provision etc

      3. 15. Interpretation of Part 1

2. Part 2

   Invasive non-native species

   1. 16. Invasive non-native species

3. Part 3

   Planning, land and buildings

   1. Nationally significant infrastructure projects

      1. 17. Timing of appointment of examining authority

      2. 18. Two-person Panels

      3. 19. Changes to, and revocation of, development consent orders

   2. Deemed discharge of planning conditions

      1. 20. Deemed discharge of planning conditions

   3. The Homes and Communities Agency and other bodies

      1. 21. Property etc transfers to the HCA

      2. 22. Easements etc affecting land

   4. Her Majesty’s Land Registry

      1. 23. Transfer of responsibility for local land charges to Land Registry

      2. 24. Conferral of additional powers on Land Registry

      3. 25. Transfer of power to nominate member of Rule Committee

   5. Off-site carbon abatement measures

      1. 26. Provision in building regulations for off-site carbon abatement measures

4. Part 4

   Energy

   1. The community electricity right

      1. 27. The community electricity right

      2. 28. Supplementary provision

   2. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

      1. 29. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

   3. Recovery of UK petroleum

      1. 30. Maximising economic recovery of UK petroleum

      2. 31. Levy on holders of certain energy industry licences

   4. Petroleum and geothermal energy in deep-level land

      1. 32. Petroleum and geothermal energy: right to use deep-level land

      2. 33. Further provision about the right of use

      3. 34. Payment scheme

      4. 35. Notice scheme

      5. 36. Payment and notice schemes: supplementary provision

      6. 37. Interpretation

   5. Consequential provision

      1. 38. Consequential provision

5. Part 5

   General provisions

   1. 39. Regulations and orders

   2. 40. Extent

   3. 41. Commencement

   4. 42. Short title

6. 1. Schedule 1

      Strategic highways companies: consequential and
      supplemental amendments

      1. Part 1

         Highways Act 1980

      2. Part 2

         Other enactments

   2. Schedule 2

      Road Investment Strategy: procedure

      1. Part 1

         Setting a Road Investment Strategy

      2. Part 2

         Varying a Road Investment Strategy

   3. Schedule 3

      Transfer schemes

   4. Schedule 4

      Transfer of responsibility for local land charges to Land
      Registry

      1. Part 1

         Amendments to the Local Land Charges Act 1975

      2. Part 2

         Amendments to the Land Registration Act 2002

      3. Part 3

         Amendments to other Acts

      4. Part 4

         Transitional provision

   5. Schedule 5

      Community electricity right regulations

      1. Part 1

         The right to buy

      2. Part 2

         Operators, ownership & related matters

      3. Part 3

         Information

      4. Part 4

         Supplementary

   6. Schedule 6

      The licensing levy