Consultation
5.—(1) Subject to regulations 7 and 8(2), the persons to be consulted under paragraph 2, 6 or 7 of Schedule 1, are—
(a)the Department of Economic Development, in all cases;
(b)the Department of Agriculture in the case of all prescribed processes designated for integrated central control;
(c)the Department of the Environment,
(i)in the case of all prescribed processes designated for integrated central control and which may involve the release of any substance into any underground strata or waterway as defined in Part III of the Water Act 1972(1);
(ii)in the case of all prescribed processes designated for integrated central control and which may involve the release of any substance into a sewer;
(iii)in the case of all prescribed processes designated for integrated central control which may involve the release of any substance into any environmental medium, and in the case of all prescribed processes designated for restricted central control or for local control which may involve the release of any substance into the air,
which may affect an area of special scientific interest;
(d)the district council in whose district the process will be carried on,
(i)in the case of all prescribed processes designated for integrated central control which may involve the release of any substance into any environmental medium;
(ii)in the case of all prescribed processes designated for restricted central control which may involve the release of any substance, into the air (other than those which will be carried on by means of mobile plant), or in respect of which a direction under Article 5(5) of the Order is in force; and
(e)the harbour authority in the case of all prescribed processes designated for integrated central control and which may result in the release of any substance into a harbour managed by the harbour authority.
(2) Subject to regulation 8(5)(a), the period for notification under paragraphs 2(1), 6(2) and 7(2) of Schedule 1 shall be the period of 14 days beginning with—
(a)in the case of a notification under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1, the day on which the enforcing authority receives the application for an authorisation;
(b)in the case of a notification under paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 1, the day on which the authority notifies the holder of an authorisation in accordance with Article 10(5) of the Order; and
(c)in the case of a notification under paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 1, the day on which the authority receives the application for a variation of an authorisation.
(3) In this regulation “harbour authority” has the same meaning as in section 38(1) of the Harbours Act (Northern Ireland) 1970(2).