Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996

7 (1) If the appropriate Ministers consider that an application for consent under this Schedule relates to matters which may affect—

(a) nature conservation,

(b) the conservation of the natural beauty or amenity of the countryside, or

(c) a site of archaeological or historic interest,

they shall, within 14 days of receiving the application, also invite the appropriate body or bodies to make representations.

(2) Where under sub-paragraph (1) above the appropriate Ministers have invited a body to make representations about an application for consent under this Schedule, they shall not make any decision about the application until—

(a) they have received representations from the body about the request,

(b) they have been informed by the body that it does not wish to make any representations about the request, or

(c) 14 days have elapsed since the date of the invitation.

(3) An invitation under sub-paragraph (1) above shall specify the time limit for making representations.

(4) For the purposes of this paragraph, the following are appropriate bodies in relation to the following matters—

Matter	Body
Nature conservation.	The Nature Conservancy Council for England.
Conservation of the natural beauty or amenity of the countryside.	The [F1 Countryside Agency].
Sites of archaeological or historic interest.	The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 14 para.7(4) substituted (20.2.1999) by S.I. 1999/416, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 18(3)