Amendment of regulation 13
15.—(1) Regulation 13 (publicity) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (1)(1), substitute—
“(1) A person who makes an application for consent under regulation 10 or who provides further information in relation to that application, whether under regulation 11 or otherwise, shall publish a notice, in accordance with paragraphs (1A) and (2), for the purposes of ensuring—
(a)the application for consent or, as the case may be, the further information, is made available to the public; and
(b)the public concerned is given an opportunity to express an opinion before the application for consent is determined.”.
(3) After paragraph (1), insert—
“(1A) A notice required by paragraph (1) shall be published—
(a)in such newspapers as the appropriate forestry body reasonably may require;
(b)electronically; and
(c)by other appropriate and reasonably practicable means.”.
(4) In paragraphs (2)(b) and (d) and (3)(2), for “28 days” substitute “30 days”.
Paragraph (1) was amended by S.I. 2006/3106 and 2013/755 (W. 90).
Paragraphs (2) and (3) were both amended by S.I. 2006/3106 and 2013/755.