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The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Definition of Relevant Land) (Amendment) Order 2025

2025 No. 1256

Transport, England And Wales

The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Definition of Relevant Land) (Amendment) Order 2025

Made27th November 2025
Coming into force26th December 2025

The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred by paragraph 16(1)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 20121 makes the following Order.

A draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 4 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

1 Citation, commencement and extent

1 This Order may be cited as the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Definition of Relevant Land) (Amendment) Order 2025 and comes into force 29 days after the day on which it is made.
2 This Order extends to England and Wales.

2 Amendment to Schedule 4 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

At the end of paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 4 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 insert “, but not byelaws made under section 219 of the Transport Act 20002 by the Strategic Rail Authority, confirmed under Schedule 20 of the Transport Act 2000 and preserved by section 46(4) of the Railways Act 20053.

Footnotes

  1. 1
    2012 c. 9.
  2. 2
    2000 c. 38. Section 219 of, and Schedule 20 to, the Transport Act 2000 were repealed by paragraph 36(c) of Schedule 1 and Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Railways Act 2005.
  3. 3
    2005 c. 14.