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Amendments to the 1988 Regulations

19.  After regulation 9(5) insert–

(5A) If on the expiry of 4 weeks from the receipt by the Secretary of State of the application referred to in paragraph (1A) (or such longer period as the Secretary of State may, during the said 4 weeks or any period so extended, notify in writing to the applicant and the planning authority) the Secretary of State does not issue a direction, he shall be deemed to have directed that the proposed development would be within a description mentioned in Schedule 1, or within a description mentioned in Schedule 2 and likely to have significant effects on the environment..