15.—(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the adoption of a plan or programme for which an environmental assessment has been carried out under these Regulations, the responsible authority shall –
(a)make a copy of the plan or programme and its accompanying environmental report available at its principal office for inspection by the public at all reasonable times and free of charge; and
(b)publish a copy of the plan or programme and of the information referred to in sub-paragraph (c) on the authority’s website; and
(c)take such steps as it considers appropriate to bring to the attention of the public –
(i)the title of the plan or programme;
(ii)the date on which it was adopted;
(iii)the address (which may include a website) at which a copy of it and of its accompanying environmental report, and of a statement containing the particulars specified in paragraph (4), may be inspected or from which a copy may be obtained;
(iv)the times at which inspection may be made; and
(v)that inspection may be made free of charge.
(2) As soon as reasonably practicable after the adoption of a plan or programme –
(a)the responsible authority shall inform –
(i)the consultation body;
(ii)where a plan or programme has been notified under regulation 13, the Department concerned.
(b)the Department concerned shall inform the Member State with which consultations in relation to a plan or programme have taken place under regulation 13(4), of the matters referred to in paragraph (3).
(3) The matters are –
(a)that the plan or programme has been adopted;
(b)the date on which it was adopted; and
(c)the address (which may include a website) at which a copy of –
(i)the plan or programme, as adopted,
(ii)its accompanying environmental report, and
(iii)a statement containing the particulars specified in paragraph (4), may be viewed, or from which a copy may be obtained.
(4) The particulars referred to in paragraphs (1)(c)(iii) and (3)(c)(iii), are –
(a)how environmental considerations have been integrated into the plan or programme;
(b)how the environmental report has been taken into account;
(c)how the opinions expressed in response to the invitations mentioned in regulation 12 have been taken into account;
(d)how the results of any consultations entered into under regulation 13(4) have been taken into account;
(e)the reasons for choosing the plan or programme as adopted, in the light of the other reasonable alternatives dealt with; and
(f)the measures that are to be taken to monitor the significant environmental effects of the implementation of the plan or programme.