The Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Amendment of the 2000 Regulations U.K.

8.  In regulation 8 (Further information and evidence respecting environmental statements)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “including such evidence as he may reasonably require in support of anything contained in such statement” substitute—

“and such information provided by the applicant is referred to in this regulation, and regulations 2, 3 and 9, as “further information””;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) for “of the information provided pursuant to a requirement imposed under paragraph (1) above” substitute “further information”;

(ii) for “specifying the information” substitute “specifying the further information”; and

(iii) for “such information” substitute “such further information”;

(c) for paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) The applicant shall serve a copy of the further information on those consultation bodies specified in the notice given pursuant to regulation 7(2) above, together with a notice which—

(a) refers to the information previously served on that person; and

(b) states that further representations may be made in writing to the Secretary of State by a date specified in the notice, which shall be at least 28 days after the date on which the further information and notice were served on that person.”;

(d) before paragraph (4), insert—

“(3A) The applicant shall notify the Secretary of State of the name of every person on whom he has served the further information pursuant to paragraph (3) above, and the date of such service.”;

(e) for paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4) The applicant shall make available to the public copies of the EIA application, the environmental statement, any supplementary information and the further information in the same way as the applicant previously made available the application, the environmental statement, and any supplementary information for the period commencing with the date of first publication of the notice referred to in paragraph (5) below and ending with a date not less than 28 days after the date on which the notice is to be last published pursuant to that paragraph.”;

(f) for paragraph (5) substitute—

“(5) The applicant shall publish a notice containing the information specified in paragraph (6) below in two successive weeks—

(a) in the Gazette; and

(b) in one or more local newspapers circulating in each area in which the relevant pipe-line works would be carried out.”;

(g) for paragraph (6) substitute—

“(6) A notice published pursuant to paragraph (5) above shall—

(a) refer to the previous notice in respect of the application, the environmental statement and any supplementary information and state that further information has been provided;

(b) state that a copy of the application, the environmental statement, any supplementary information and the further information may be inspected by members of the public;

(c) give the address and times at which copies of the documents referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above may be inspected and the latest date (being a date not less than 28 days after the date on which the notice is to be last published pursuant to paragraph (5) above) on which they will be available for inspection;

(d) give the address at which copies of the documents referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above may be obtained and state that copies of those documents may be obtained there and, where any charge is to be made pursuant to regulation 9 below for a copy of the environmental statement, any supplementary information or further information, specify the amount of any such charge; and

(e) state that any person wishing to make representations about the application should make them in writing to the Secretary of State by a date not less than 28 days after the date on which the notice is to be last published pursuant to paragraph (5) above, and specify the address to which any such representations should be sent.”; and

(h) in paragraph (7), for “notices referred to in paragraphs (5) and (6) above” substitute “notice referred to in paragraph (5) above”.