5.—(1) The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017(1) are amended as follows.
(2) After regulation 27 (availability of copies of environmental statements) insert—
27A.—(1) Paragraphs (2) to (6) apply during the period beginning with 22nd July 2020 and ending with 31st December 2020.
(2) Regulation 19 (accepted application-effect of a screening opinion not taking account of all relevant information) has effect as if—
(a)paragraph (6)(b)(vi)(aa) were omitted;
(b)before paragraph (6)(b)(vii) there were inserted—
“(via)the address of the website where the environmental statement may be inspected;
(vib)the place on the website where the environmental statement may be inspected;
(vic)a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the environmental statement;”; and
(c)in paragraph (6)(b)(vii), after “available for inspection” there were inserted “on the website”.
(3) Regulation 20 (accepted application-effect of environmental statement being inadequate) has effect as if—
(a)paragraph (3)(b)(vi)(aa) were omitted;
(b)before paragraph (3)(b)(vii) there were inserted—
“(via)the address of the website where the environmental statement and the further information and any other information may be inspected;
(vib)the place on the website where the environmental statement and the further information and any other information may be inspected;
(vic)a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the environmental statement and the further information and any other information;”; and
(c)in paragraph (3)(b)(vii), after “available for inspection” there were inserted “on the website”.
(4) Regulation 22 (subsequent application for EIA development) has effect as if—
(a)paragraph (3)(a)(vi)(aa) were omitted;
(b)before paragraph (3)(a)(vii) there were inserted—
“(via)the address of the website where the environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;
(vib)the place on the website where the environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;
(vic)a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the environmental statement and supporting documents;”; and
(c)in paragraph (3)(a)(vii), after “available for inspection” there were inserted “on the website”.
(5) Regulation 24 (subsequent application not complying with EIA requirements) has effect as if—
(a)paragraph (3)(b)(vi)(aa) were omitted;
(b)before paragraph (3)(b)(vii) there were inserted—
“(via)the address of the website where the updated environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;
(vib)the place on the website where the updated environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;
(vic)a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the updated environmental statement and supporting documents;”; and
(c)in paragraph (3)(b)(vii), after “available for inspection” there were inserted “on the website”.
(6) Regulation 27 (availability of copies of environmental statements) has effect as if paragraph (1) were omitted.”.
S.I. 2017/572, amended by S.I. 2018/695; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.