Transport and Works Act 1992, Section 6A is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The power conferred on the Secretary of State by subsection (2) of section 6 above to make rules includes power to make rules for a case where an application has been made under that section and [F3a] Member State is affected by the project in question, as to–
(a)the provision by the Secretary of State to the Member State, or to authorities in, or the public of, the Member State, of documents and information relating to the application;
(b)consultation by the Secretary of State with the Member State in connection with the application; or
(c)notification by the Secretary of State to the Member State of the decision, or of matters relating to the decision, on the application.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1) above, the cases where [F4a] Member State is affected by the project in question are those cases where–
(a)it appears to the Secretary of State that the project would be likely to have significant effects on the environment in [F4a] Member State; or
(b)[F5a] Member State is likely to be significantly affected by the project and requests information relating to the application.]
[F6(3)“Member State”, in relation to any time, includes a State which is at that time a party to the EEA agreement.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 6A inserted (7.10.1998) by S.I. 1998/2226, art. 3
F2Word in s. 6A heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/311), regs. 1(3), 4(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Word in s. 6A(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/311), regs. 1(3), 4(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Word in s. 6A(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/311), regs. 1(3), 4(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Word in s. 6A(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/311), regs. 1(3), 4(2)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6S. 6A(3) substituted (12.3.2019) by The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/311), regs. 1(2), 2(2)
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