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Citation, commencement, application and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Electricity and Pipe-line Works (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 31st March 1990.
(2) These Regulations apply in the case of—
(a)any application under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989() for consent to construct, extend or operate a generating station;
(b)any application under section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 for consent to instal or keep installed an electric line above ground;
(c)any application under section 1 of the Pipe-lines Act 1962() for a pipe-line construction authorisation in respect of a pipe-line which is intended to convey oil or gas; or
(d)any application under section 3 of the Pipe-lines Act 1962 for a pipe-line diversion authorisation in respect of a pipe-line which is or has been used to convey oil or gas,
which is received by the Secretary of State on or after the date on which these Regulations come into force.
(3) These Regulations—
(a)so far as they apply in relation to applications of the kind referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (2), extend throughout England and Wales;
(b)so far as they apply in relation to applications of the kind referred to in sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) of paragraph (2), extend throughout Great Britain.
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