Publicity of environmental information2
1
After section 6(2A) of the Act there shall be inserted—
2B
The power to make rules by virtue of subsection (2) above includes a power to make rules as to the publicity to be given to any environmental information provided in relation to an application made under this section.
2
For section 7(3)(b) of the Act there shall be substituted—
b
publish a notice of his intention to make the order, which notice shall include such particulars as may be prescribed, in the London Gazette and in a local newspaper circulating in the area (or each of the areas) in which the proposals contained in the draft order are intended to have effect, and
3
For section 9(3)(a) of the Act there shall be substituted—
a
publish a like notice in a local newspaper circulating in the area (or each of the areas) in which the proposals contained in the application are intended to have effect, and
4
For section 14(2) of the Act there shall be substituted—
2
A notice under subsection (1)(a) above shall give—
a
the reasons for the determination and the considerations upon which it is based;
b
information about the public participation process; and
c
information regarding the right to challenge the validity of the determination and the procedures for doing so.
2A
A notice under subsection (1)(b) above shall state—
a
the terms of the determination;
b
that the notice under subsection (1)(a) above gives the information referred to in subsection (2)(a) to (c) above; and
c
where copies of the notice under subsection (1)(a) above may be obtained.
5
For section 14(4) there shall be substituted—
4
Where the Secretary of State makes a determination under section 13(1) above, the appropriate person shall publish a notice in a local newspaper circulating in the area, or in each of the areas, in which the relevant proposals are or were intended to have effect; and such notice shall state the information referred to in subsection (2A) (a) to (c) above.
4A
In subsection (4)—
a
in relation to an application for an order under section 1 or 3 above—
i
“appropriate person” means the person who applied for the order;
ii
“relevant proposals” means the proposals contained in the application;
b
in relation to a proposal to make an order by virtue of section 7 above—
i
“appropriate person” means the Secretary of State;
ii
“relevant proposals” means the proposals contained in the draft order prepared by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 7.