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The Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020

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Scoping opinion for an environmental statement

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9.—(1) Where a project is subject to an environmental impact assessment, the developer may apply to the Secretary of State for an opinion on the scope and level of detail to be included in the environmental statement (the “scoping opinion”).

(2) The application must contain—

(a)the name and address of the developer;

(b)a brief description of the physical characteristics of the project;

(c)the location of the project with particular regard to the environmental sensitivity of the geographical areas likely to be affected by the project;

(d)any likely significant effects on the environment.

(3) Following receipt of an application, the Secretary of State must notify any authority which the Secretary of State considers would be likely to be interested in the project by reason of either its particular environmental responsibilities or its local or regional competence.

(4) The notice must—

(a)provide a copy of the application submitted by the developer;

(b)request views on the scope and level of detail to be included in the environmental statement;

(c)specify a reasonable period in which representations may be made to the Secretary of State.

(5) The scoping opinion must take into account the information provided by the developer and any views expressed by the authorities regarding the proposed scoping opinion.

(6) The Secretary of State must provide the scoping opinion to the developer.

(7) Where the Secretary of State has provided a scoping opinion to the developer the environmental statement must be based on the scoping opinion.

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