33.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any person on whom a copy of a regulation 31 notice is served pursuant to regulation 31(3)(b) to (d) or regulation 31(4)(b) to (d) (“the consultee”) shall, if requested by the person on whom the regulation 31 notice was served, or may without such request, enter into consultation with that person to determine whether the consultee has in their possession any information which that person or the consultee consider relevant to the preparation of an environmental statement and, if they have, the consultee shall make any such information available to the prospective applicant.
(2) Regulation 9(2) and 24(2) shall apply to information under paragraph (1) as they apply to information under regulation 9(1).