The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Wales) Regulations 2007

Determination of appeals by written representations

32.—(1) This regulation applies where an appeal is to be determined by written representations.

(2) Within 6 weeks of receiving notice that the appeal is to be so determined the appellant must—

(a) serve on the Welsh Ministers any (or any further) representations they wishes to rely on in the appeal; or

(b) notify the Welsh Ministers that they wish to rely only on the information already provided.

(3) As soon as is practicable after receiving the information or notification in paragraph (2), the Welsh Ministers must—

(a) send copies of any (or any further) representations to the other participants in the appeal; and

(b) notify the other participants in the appeal of any notification by the appellant that he or she does not wish to rely on any further representations.

(4) Any of the participants in the appeal who wish to make representations must do so within 28 days of the date he or she is notified of the information or indication under paragraph (3).

(5) If the Welsh Ministers receive any representations under paragraph (4), they must send copies of those representations to the other participants in the appeal.

(6) The Welsh Ministers must allow the participants in the appeal a period of at least 14 days to respond to any representations made under paragraphs (2) or (4).

(7) Following the expiry of the period allowed in paragraph (4) the Welsh Ministers, or the person appointed to determine the appeal, must determine the appeal and notify the decision to the participants in the appeal.