Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Electricity and Pipe-line Works (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1990. The amendments are consequential on the establishment of National Park authorities by virtue of the National Park Authorities (Wales) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2803) and the National Park Authorities (England) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1243). By virtue of these Orders, the former National Park Committees were replaced by the National Park authorities with effect from 1st April 1996 in Wales, and are similarly replaced, together with the Lake District Special Planning Board and the Peak Park Joint Planning Board, with effect from 1st April 1997 in England. These Regulations insert in the 1990 Regulations appropriate references to provisions inserted in the Electricity Act 1989 by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and the Environment Act 1995.