PART 5PUBLICITY AND PROCEDURES ON SUBMISSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORTS
Publication of EIA report14
1
Where, in relation to an EIA application the developer submits to the Scottish Ministers an EIA report the developer must, as soon as possible after provision of the EIA report, publish a notice in accordance with this regulation.
2
Notice under paragraph (1) must—
a
describe the application and the proposed development to which the EIA report relates;
b
state that the proposed development is subject to environmental impact assessment and, where relevant, state that it is likely to have significant effects on the environment in another EEA State;
c
state that the EIA report is available for inspection free of charge and the times and places at which, and the means by which, the EIA report is available for inspection;
d
state how copies of the EIA report may be obtained;
e
state the cost of a copy of the EIA report;
f
state how and by what date representations may be made (being a date not earlier than 30 days after the last date on which the notice is published);
g
provide details of the arrangements for public participation in the decision making procedure including a description of the how notice will be given of the subsequent submission by the developer of any additional information and how representations in relation to that additional information may be made; and
h
state the nature of possible decisions to be taken in relation to the application and provide details of the authority by which such decisions are to be taken.
3
Notice under paragraph (1) must be published—
a
on the application website;
b
in The Edinburgh Gazette; and
c
in a newspaper circulating in the locality in which the development to which the EIA report relates is situated (or, in relation to a proposed development in, on, over or under the sea, in such newspaper as is likely to come to the attention of those likely to be affected by the proposed development).
4
A notice under paragraph (1) may be combined with any other notice which the developer may be required to publish in respect of the application.
5
A reasonable charge reflecting printing and distribution costs may be made in relation to the supply of a copy of an EIA report to any person except that the copies sent pursuant to regulation 16 are to be supplied free of charge.