The Offshore Electricity Development (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Further information relating to environmental statement

12.—(1) Where the Department is of the opinion that —

(a) the applicant could have provided further information about any of the matters mentioned in Schedule 3; and

(b) that further information is reasonably required to give proper consideration to the likely environmental effects of the proposed development,

it may request the applicant, by notice in writing, to submit such further information.

(2) The Department may, by notice in writing, require an applicant to produce such evidence as it may reasonably call for to verify any information in his environmental statement.

(3) On receipt of a request under paragraph (1) or (2) the applicant shall submit the further information or evidence within three months of receipt of the request or such extended period as may be agreed in writing between the applicant and the Department, and if not so submitted, the consent to which the information or evidence relates shall be deemed to be refused.

(4) Regulations 9 to 11 shall apply where such further information and any other relevant information provided by the applicant is received by the Department in relation to an environmental statement, as if references to “environmental statement” were references to “further information and any other relevant information”.