27. The Scottish Ministers must, where paragraph 26 applies, give notice of that fact to SEPA and the applicant, and if the application is not a called-in case—
(a)SEPA may not determine the application, or provide a draft determination, until the Scottish Ministers have given SEPA—
(i)notice that bilateral consultation under Article 26 of the Industrial Emissions Directive has been carried out, and
(ii)a copy of any representations duly received by the Scottish Ministers in respect of the application from a person in the other Member State (a “Member State representation”), and
(b)the 4 month period within which to give notice of determination or to provide a draft determination of the application set out in paragraph 20 begins on the date SEPA receives notification from the Scottish Ministers that the bilateral consultations have been completed.