PART 2U.K.[F1UK Plan for Shipments of Waste]

Procedures following public participationU.K.

13.—(1) Before decisions on [F2amending or replacing the UK Plan] are made, the Secretary of State must take account of any opinions expressed by public consultees in accordance with regulation 12.

(2) As soon as reasonably practicable after making decisions on [F3amending or replacing the UK Plan], the Secretary of State must—

(a)inform public consultees of the matters referred to in paragraph (3);

(b)take such steps as he considers appropriate to bring those matters to the attention of the public;

(c)if he has [F4amended or replaced the UK Plan], make a copy of it available for inspection at all reasonable times free of charge.

(3) The matters are—

(a)the decisions made by the Secretary of State on the [F5proposals];

(b)the reasons and considerations upon which those decisions are based; and

(c)information about the public participation procedure.