PART 1INTRODUCTORY
Determination of applications for EIA consent7
1
Where an EIA application is made to the Commissioners, they may (subject to regulation 3(2) and regulation 25)—
a
grant EIA consent subject only to the mandatory conditions or also subject to such further conditions as they think fit; or
b
refuse to grant EIA consent.
2
The Commissioners must determine an EIA application before the expiry of the period of 6 months beginning with the date on which the Commissioners receive the EIA application or within such other period as may be agreed with the applicant.
3
Despite paragraph (2), the Commissioners must not determine an EIA application before the expiry of any period referred to in regulation 18(2)(f), 19(1)(b) or, where relevant, regulation 27.
4
For the purposes of paragraph (2), the date on which the Commissioners receive the EIA application is the date on which the Commissioners are in receipt of—
a
the EIA application;
b
the accompanying EIA report;
c
any supplementary information requested by the Commissioners under regulation 21(2);
d
any evidence requested by the Commissioners under regulation 21(4); and
e
any other additional information provided by the applicant.