InterpretationE+W
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3. In these Regulations—
“additional environmental information” has the meaning given in regulation 27(2);
“application website” must be interpreted in accordance with regulation 28;
“consultation body” has the meaning given in regulation 4;
“development” means the carrying out of building, engineering or other operations in, on, over or under land or sea;
“EIA development” has the meaning given in regulation 5;
“EIA Directive” means Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13th December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment;
“EIA report” must be interpreted in accordance with regulation 17;
“electric line” has the meaning given in section 64 of the Electricity Act 1989;
“environmental impact assessment” must be interpreted in accordance with regulation 7;
“further environmental information” has the meaning given in regulation 26(9);
“generating station” must be interpreted in accordance with section 64 of the Electricity Act 1989;
“Habitats Directive” means Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21st May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora ;
“local planning authority” has the same meaning as in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ;
“planning register” means the register kept under—
(a)
article 40(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 ; or
(b)
article 29(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012 ;
“relevant authority” means—
(a)
the Secretary of State; or
(b)
in relation to an application for a section 36 consent or for a section 36 variation made (or to be made) to the Marine Management Organisation, the Marine Management Organisation ;[or
(c)
in relation to an application for a section 36 consent or for a section 36 variation made (or to be made) to the Welsh Ministers, the Welsh Ministers;]
“relevant waters” means—
(a)
waters adjacent to England or Wales that are between the mean low water mark and the seaward limits of the territorial sea; and
(b)
waters within a Renewable Energy Zone within the meaning of section 84(4) of the Energy Act 2004 (other than an area in relation to which the Scottish Ministers have functions);
“screening decision”, in relation to proposed development, means a decision about whether or not the development is EIA development;
“section 36 consent” means a consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 ;
“section 36 variation” means a variation of a section 36 consent under section 36C of the Electricity Act 1989;
“section 37 consent” means a consent under section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 ;
“Wild Birds Directive” means Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30th November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds .
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