The Gas Transporter Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Amendment of the 1999 Regulations

9.  In regulation 11 (Further information and evidence respecting environmental statements)—

(a) in paragraph (1), after “he may specify”, insert—

“, and such information provided by the gas transporter is referred to in this regulation, and regulations 2, 12 and 14 as “further information””;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) for “any of the information provided pursuant to a requirement imposed under paragraph (1) above” substitute “any further information”; and

(ii) for “such information” substitute “such further information”;

(c) in paragraph (4)—

(i) for “the application and the environmental statement” substitute “the application for consent, the environmental statement and any supplementary information”; and

(ii) for “, in each case whether pursuant to paragraph (5) or (6) below” substitute “pursuant to that paragraph”;

(d) for paragraphs (5) and (6) substitute—

“(5) The gas transporter shall publish a notice containing the information specified in paragraph (6) below in two successive weeks—

(a) in the Gazette; and

(b) in one or more local newspapers circulating in each area in which the proposed pipe-line works would be carried out.

(6) A notice published pursuant to paragraph (5) above shall—

(a) refer to the previous notice in respect of the application for consent, the environmental statement and any supplementary information and state that further information has been provided;

(b) state that a copy of the application for consent, the environmental statement, any supplementary information and the further information may be inspected by members of the public at all reasonable hours;

(c) give the address at which copies of those documents may be inspected and the latest date (being a date not less than 28 days after the date on which the notice is to be last published pursuant to paragraph (5) above) on which they will be available for inspection;

(d) give the address at which copies of the application for consent, the environmental statement, any supplementary information and the further information may be obtained and state that copies of those documents may be obtained there and, subject to regulation 12 (charges) below, specify the amount of any charge to be made for a copy of the statement or information; and

(e) state that any person wishing to make representations about the application for consent should make them in writing to the Secretary of State by a date not less than 28 days after the date on which the notice is to be last published pursuant to (5) above and specify the address to which any such representations should be sent.”; and

(e) in paragraph (7), for “notices referred to in paragraphs (5) and (6) above” substitute “notice referred to in paragraph (5) above”.