The Town and Country Planning and Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Amendments to the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017

6.—(1) The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (9).

(2) In regulation 3(1), at the end of the definition of “environmental information” insert “and of any associated development”.

(3) In regulation 8 after paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A) A person notifying the Secretary of State under paragraph (1)(b) must provide, at the same time as giving notification, the information listed in paragraph (3)(a) and (b).”.

(4) In regulation 19—

(a) for paragraph (6)(e) substitute—

“(e) where a person has been notified to the applicant under regulation 11(1)(c), serve on that person a copy of that notice, at the same time as the notice is published;”; and

(b) in paragraph (6)(h)(ii) for “(e)” substitute “(g)”.

(5) In regulation 20—

(a) for paragraph (3)(e) substitute—

“(e) where a person has been notified to the applicant under regulation 11(1)(c), serve on that person a copy of that notice, at the same time as the notice is published;”;

(b) in paragraph (3)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (h)(ii) for “(e)” substitute “(g)”; and

(ii) renumber paragraph (iii) of sub-paragraph (h) as sub-paragraph (i); and

(iii) in that sub-paragraph (i) for “sub-paragraphs (b) to (g)” substitute “sub-paragraphs (b) to (h)”

(6) In regulation 22(3)(d) for “as”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “at”.

(7) For regulation 24(3)(d) substitute—

“(d) where a person has been notified to the applicant under regulation 11(1)(c), serve on that person a copy of that notice, at the same time as the notice is published;”.

(8) In paragraph 10(k) of Schedule 2 after “oil and gas pipeline installations” insert “and pipelines for the transport of carbon dioxide streams for the purposes of geological storage”.

(9) In Schedule 5—

(a) in certificate 2—

(i) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) the notice was sent to the Secretary of State for publication on a website maintained by, or on behalf of, the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 19(6)(f);”;

(ii) for the words “received by the Secretary of State” substitute “received by the Examining authority”;

(b) in certificate 3—

(i) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) the notice was sent to the Secretary of State for publication on a website maintained by, or on behalf of, the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 20(3)(f);”;

(ii) for the words “received by the Secretary of State no later” substitute “received by the Examining authority no later”;

(c) in certificate 4 for the words “received by the Secretary of State no later” substitute “received by the relevant authority no later”; and

(d) in certificate 5—

(i) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) the notice was sent to the relevant authority for publication on a website maintained by the authority in accordance with regulation 24(3)(e);”;

(ii) for the words “received by the Secretary of State no later” substitute “received by the relevant authority no later”.

(1)

S.I. 2017/572.