PART 3Procedures for the preparation or modification of the national waste management plan

Procedures following public participation7

1

Before decisions on the national waste management plan or its modification are made the Scottish Ministers must take account of any opinions expressed in accordance with regulation 6(1)(d).

2

As soon as reasonably practicable after making decisions on the national waste management plan the Scottish Ministers must–

a

inform–

i

the persons or bodies mentioned in regulation 3(5), and

ii

the public consultees,

of the matters set out in paragraph (3);

b

take such steps as they consider appropriate to bring the matters in paragraph (3) to the attention of the public;

c

if they have adopted the national waste management plan, make a copy of the plan available for inspection by the public at all reasonable times and free of charge.

3

The matters are–

a

the decisions made by the Scottish Ministers on the national waste management plan;

b

the reasons and considerations upon which those decisions are based; and

c

information about the public participation procedures.