Amendment of 2001 Regulations
9. In regulation 11 (Register to be kept by the Secretary of State)—
(a)for paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1) The Secretary of State shall keep a register at a place in the United Kingdom in which he shall cause to be entered—
(a)the provisions of any permit granted under these Regulations and of any conditions and any subsequent amendments;
(b)any results of the monitoring of the releases required to be sent to him under the conditions of any permit; and
(c)details of public participation in the decision-making process, including a summary of concerns and opinions expressed by persons interested in or affected by the application, together with a summary of the reasons for the decision.”;
(b)in paragraph (2), after “4 pm” insert—
“, and the Secretary of State may ensure that the entry in the register of the information referred to in paragraph (1) above is made by any means he considers appropriate (including an electronic communication)”; and
(c)after paragraph (2), insert—
“(3) In a case where information has been forwarded to an EEA State pursuant to regulation 7(3), the Secretary of State shall take the necessary steps to notify each such EEA State of all information to be entered in the register pursuant to paragraph (1) above.”.