The Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992

Prospective

[F1 1B.— (1) Where in accordance with paragraph 1A(4) an inquiry is to be held in respect of an application for consent under Article 39 or 40, the Department shall inform the applicant accordingly. N.I.

(2) The applicant shall in two successive weeks publish a notice stating—

(a) the fact that the application has been made, and the purpose of it, together with a description of the place to which it relates;

(b) a place in the vicinity where a copy of the application, and of the map referred to in it, can be inspected; and

(c) the place, date and time of the inquiry.

(3) A notice under sub-paragraph (2) shall be published in at least two newspapers circulating among persons likely to be affected if the consent applied for is given.

(4) If it appears to the Department that, in addition to the publication of a notice in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), further notification of the inquiry should be given (either by the service of notices, or by advertisement, or in any other way) in order to secure that the information specified in sub-paragraph (2)(a) to (c) is sufficiently made known to persons likely to be affected if the consent applied for is given, the Department may direct the applicant to take such further steps for that purpose as may be specified in the direction.

(5) Where in accordance with paragraph 1A(4) an inquiry is to be held in respect of an application for consent under Article 40 and the Department is proceeding concurrently as mentioned in Article 65(4), the inquiry shall extend to all the matters arising in the concurrent proceedings, and any notice of the inquiry (in addition to any other matters required to be stated in it) shall indicate the extent of the inquiry accordingly.]

F1 Sch. 8 paras. 1A-1C and preceding cross heading inserted (prosp.) by Electricity Consents (Planning) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2955 (N.I. 19), arts. 1(2), 2(3)