PART 5PUBLICITY AND PROCEDURES ON SUBMISSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORTS

Copies of EIA report for the Scottish Ministers17

1

F1Subject to regulation 17A, where an EIA report is submitted in relation to an application for Electricity Act consent by means of electronic communication, the developer must in addition send two hard copies of the EIA report to the Scottish Ministers.

2

Where an EIA report is submitted in relation to an application for Electricity Act consent other than by means of electronic communication, the developer must in addition—

a

send a hard copy of the EIA report to the Scottish Ministers; and

b

send a copy of the EIA report to the Scottish Ministers by means of electronic communication.

3

If requested to do so by the Scottish Ministers the developer must send to the Scottish Ministers such further hard copies of the EIA report as the Scottish Ministers request.

4

In this regulation reference to “hard copy” or “hard copies” are references to a copy, or copies of an EIA report sent other than by means of electronic communication.