Regulation 9 Assistance in preparation of environmental statementsI1

Subject to paragraph (2) below and to regulation 13, where a drainage body is required to prepare an environmental statement by virtue of regulation 7, the drainage body may enter into consultation with any other authority to determine whether that authority has in its possession any information which may be relevant to the preparation of the environmental statement and if the authority has such information, the authority shall make such information available to the drainage body.

Paragraph (1) above shall not require the disclosure of information which is capable of being treated as confidential, or must be so treated, under regulation 4 of the Environmental Information Regulations 1992^f1.