{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-assessment-of-plans-and-programmes-regulations-2004/regulation-10",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1633",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-assessment-of-plans-and-programmes-regulations-2004",
  "path": "regulation/10",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Powers of the Secretary of State",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may at any time require the responsible authority to send him a copy of—\n(a) any determination under paragraph (1) of regulation 9 with respect to the plan, programme or modification;\n(b) the plan, programme or modification to which the determination relates; and\n(c) where paragraph (3) of that regulation applies, the statement prepared in accordance with that paragraph.\n(2) The responsible authority shall comply with a requirement under paragraph (1) within 7 days.\n(3) The Secretary of State may direct that a plan, programme or modification is likely to have significant environmental effects (whether or not a copy of it has been sent to him in response to a requirement under paragraph (1)).\n(4) Before giving a direction under paragraph (3) the Secretary of State shall—\n(a) take into account the criteria specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and\n(b) consult the consultation bodies.\n(5) The Secretary of State shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the giving of the direction, send to the responsible authority and to each consultation body—\n(a) a copy of the direction; and\n(b) a statement of his reasons for giving the direction.\n(6) In relation to a plan, programme or modification in respect of which a direction has been given—\n(a) any determination under regulation 9(1) with respect to the plan, programme or modification shall cease to have effect on the giving of the direction; and.\n(b) if no determination has been made under regulation 9(1) with respect to the plan, programme or modification, the responsible authority shall cease to be under any duty imposed by that regulation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1633/regulation/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:23:43.076798+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}