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The Transport and Works Act is an alternative route to the Electricity Act 1989 for planning consents for the construction and operation of offshore generating stations in England and Wales.
This route has been used by developers seeking a statutory means by which the public right of navigation may be extinguished or temporarily changed. This is not currently possible under the Electricity Act, but see proposed changes under the Energy Act 2004 which have yet to be implemented.
The normal method of authorisation inside the 12-nautical-mile limit of the territorial sea involves a Transport and Works Order from the Department of Trade and Industry for installations in English waters or from the Welsh Assembly Government for installations in Welsh waters.
The Transport and Works Act procedure does not extend to Scotland. However, in the case of the Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm, the developer obtained an Act of the Scottish Parliament (Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (Navigation and Fishing) (Scotland) Act 2003).
You can view the Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42) here.
