Introduction
1.These explanatory notes relate to the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (“the Act”) which received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013. They have been prepared by the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for Transport, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The purpose of these notes is to assist the reader of the Act and inform debate on it. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by Parliament.
2.These notes need to be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act.