The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017

Meaning of consultation bodyE+W

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4.—(1) Each of the following is a consultation body for the purposes of these Regulations—

(a)every local planning authority for the area in which the development will be carried out and every principal council for that area, if not the local planning authority;

(b)in relation to development in England or in relevant waters adjacent to England that are between the mean low water mark and the seaward limits of the territorial sea—

(i)the Environment Agency M1;

(ii)the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England M2;

(iii)Natural England M3;

(c)in relation to development in Wales or in relevant waters adjacent to Wales that are between the mean low water mark and the seaward limits of the territorial sea—

(i)[F1save where the Welsh Ministers are the relevant authority,] Cadw (that is to say, the executive agency responsible for administering the exercise of functions vested in the National Assembly for Wales relating to the historic environment);

(ii)the Natural Resources Body for Wales M4;

(d)in relation to development in relevant waters beyond the seaward limits of the territorial sea, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee M5.

(2) In this regulation, “principal council” has the meaning given in section 270(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 M6.

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M1The Environment Agency was established by section 1 of the Environment Act 1995 (c.25).

M2The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England was established by section 32 of the National Heritage Act 1983 (c.47).

M3Natural England was established by section 1 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c.16).

M4The Natural Resources Body for Wales was established by article 3 of S.I. 2012/1903.

M5The Joint Nature Conservation Committee was re-constituted in accordance with Schedule 4 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006: see section 31(b) of that Act.

M6“Principal council” is defined by reference to “principal area”. The definition of “principal area” in section 270(1) has been amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 16 to the Local Government Act 1985 (c.51) and section 1(8) of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c.19).