The Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (Applications and Objections Procedure) Rules 2007

31.—(1) Where after serving a copy of any environmental statement under paragraph 14 the Scottish Ministers produce further environmental information for the purposes of the proposed order, the Scottish Ministers shall–

(a) publish a notice of that further environmental information in at least one newspaper circulating in the areas to which the information is relevant in the form of Form 5 of Schedule 2;

(b) serve a copy of the information on each person on whom, in accordance with this Schedule, a copy of their environmental statement was served together with a notice in the form of Form 5 in Schedule 2; and

(c) provide a copy of the information (or any part of it) to any other person who so requests, subject to the payment by that person of a reasonable charge.

(2) Where after service by the Scottish Ministers of a copy of any environmental statement under paragraph 14 any person submits further environmental information relevant to the proposed order, the Scottish Minister may take the steps set out in paragraphs (a) to (c) of sub paragraph (1).

(3) Where further information is produced or submitted as mentioned in this paragraph in a case falling within paragraph 30(1)(a) or (b), the Scottish Ministers may send that further information to the Member State in question as soon as reasonably practicable and may comply with the requirements of rule 14(7), on the basis that the documents and information mentioned in that rule should be the further information produced or submitted.