# The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999, Regulation 12: Assistance in preparation of environmental statements

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, the appropriate forestry body, each of the countryside bodies or any local authority for the area in which it is proposed to carry out the project shall, if requested by an applicant for consent, and may without such a request, enter into consultation with an applicant for consent to determine whether the appropriate forestry body, the countryside body or the local authority have in their possession any information which may be relevant to the preparation of the environmental statement and if the appropriate forestry body, the countryside body or local authority have such information, they shall make it available to the applicant.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not require the appropriate forestry body, countryside bodies or local authorities to disclose information which they—
(a) may refuse to disclose under regulation 12(1) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004; or
(b) are prevented from disclosing by regulation 13(1) of those Regulations.
(3) Paragraph (1) above shall not prevent the appropriate forestry body or a countryside body imposing a charge reflecting the cost of making the information available (including for the identification, preparation and copying of any information) or making the payment of such a charge a condition of providing the information.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2228/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-impact-assessment-forestry-england-and-wales-regulations-1999/regulation-12
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