Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, application and extent

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st September 2000.

(2)

These Regulations apply in the case of—

(a)

any application under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989^f1 for consent to construct, extend or operate a generating station; or

(b)

any application under section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 for consent to install or keep installed an electric line above ground,

which is received by the Secretary of State on or after the date on which these Regulations come into force.

(3)

These Regulations extend throughout England and Wales.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1989 c. 29.