The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000

9.  Where the Scottish Ministers are aware that an application or proposal to serve a variation notice mentioned in paragraph 4(1) relates to a substantial change in the operation of an installation carrying out activities listed in Annex I to the Directive which is likely to have significant negative effects on the environment of another Member State, or where another Member State likely to be significantly affected so requests, the Scottish Ministers shall, at the same time as the application or proposed variation notice is advertised pursuant to paragraph 4(8) (or as soon as they become so aware or receive such a request, if they become so aware or receive such a request after the application or proposed variation notice is published but before the application is determined or the variation notice is served), forward a copy of the application or proposed variation notice to the Secretary of State for onward transmission to the other Member State, in order that the application or proposed variation notice may serve as the basis for any consultations necessary in the framework of the bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and the other Member State on a reciprocal and equivalent basis, as referred to in Article 17 of the Directive.