Part II Drainage Works Generally

Drainage works likely to have a significant effect on the environment in another member State

11.  After regulation 9 there shall be inserted the following regulation–

“Drainage works likely to have a significant effect on the environment in another member State

9A.— (1) Where it appears to the Department that the proposed drainage works are likely to have a significant effect on the environment in another member State or where another member State thus potentially affected so requests, the Department shall forward to that other member State–

(a) a copy of the environmental statement prepared in accordance with regulation 5(5) or (6);

(b) a copy of any further information relevant to the environmental statement and obtained pursuant to regulation 9(3).

(2) Any copy of the environmental statement forwarded to another member State in accordance with paragraph (1)(a) shall be forwarded to that other member State at the same time as the publication in the Belfast Gazette of the notice referred to in regulation 6(a).

(3) Any copy of the further information forwarded to another member State in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) shall be forwarded to that other member State at the same time as the publication in the Belfast Gazette of the notice referred to in regulation 9(4).

(4) Where the Department pursuant to paragraph (1) forwards to another member State a copy of the environmental statement or the further information relevant to the environmental statement, it shall give that other member State not less than 28 days beginning with the day on which it forwards the copy of the environmental statement or the further information to the member State, to consider the environmental statement or further information, as the case may be, and to make representations in relation to the likely environmental effects of the works.”.