Consultation where environmental statement received by the Scottish Ministers
21.—(1) This regulation applies where the Scottish Ministers are taking into consideration environmental information relating to an EIA application which is being determined by them by virtue of section 46 or 47 and the environmental statement has not previously been submitted to the planning authority.
(2) The provisions of regulation 19(1)(c) and (d), (2), (3) and (4) apply to the Scottish Ministers as they apply to the planning authority, as if references to the applicant include, where the case requires, references to the appellant.
(3) The Scottish Ministers must consult the planning authority for the area in which is situated the land to which the application relates about the statement and must send them two copies of it.
(4) When the planning authority receive two copies of the statement under paragraph (3), they must place one copy in Part I of the register together with a copy of the related application.