{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-publication-and-notification-of-applications-etc-coronavirus-amendment-regulations-2020/regulation-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/764",
  "legislation_title": "The Infrastructure Planning (Publication and Notification of Applications etc.) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-publication-and-notification-of-applications-etc-coronavirus-amendment-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Amendments to the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017",
  "text": "(1) The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 are amended as follows.\n(2) After regulation 27 (availability of copies of environmental statements) insert—\n“Coronavirus: temporary modifications\n27A (1) Paragraphs (2) to (6) apply during the period beginning with 22nd July 2020 and ending with 31st December 2020.\n(2) Regulation 19 (accepted application-effect of a screening opinion not taking account of all relevant information) has effect as if—\n(a) paragraph (6)(b)(vi)(aa) were omitted;\n(b) before paragraph (6)(b)(vii) there were inserted—\n“(via) the address of the website where the environmental statement may be inspected;\n(vib) the place on the website where the environmental statement may be inspected;\n(vic) a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the environmental statement;”; and\n(c) in paragraph (6)(b)(vii), after “available for inspection” there were inserted “ on the website ”.\n(3) Regulation 20 (accepted application-effect of environmental statement being inadequate) has effect as if—\n(a) paragraph (3)(b)(vi)(aa) were omitted;\n(b) before paragraph (3)(b)(vii) there were inserted—\n“(via) the address of the website where the environmental statement and the further information and any other information may be inspected;\n(vib) the place on the website where the environmental statement and the further information and any other information may be inspected;\n(vic) a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the environmental statement and the further information and any other information;”; and\n(c) in paragraph (3)(b)(vii), after “available for inspection” there were inserted “ on the website ”.\n(4) Regulation 22 (subsequent application for EIA development) has effect as if—\n(a) paragraph (3)(a)(vi)(aa) were omitted;\n(b) before paragraph (3)(a)(vii) there were inserted—\n“(via) the address of the website where the environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;\n(vib) the place on the website where the environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;\n(vic) a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the environmental statement and supporting documents;”; and\n(c) in paragraph (3)(a)(vii), after “available for inspection” there were inserted “ on the website ”.\n(5) Regulation 24 (subsequent application not complying with EIA requirements) has effect as if—\n(a) paragraph (3)(b)(vi)(aa) were omitted;\n(b) before paragraph (3)(b)(vii) there were inserted—\n“(via) the address of the website where the updated environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;\n(vib) the place on the website where the updated environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;\n(vic) a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the updated environmental statement and supporting documents;”; and\n(c) in paragraph (3)(b)(vii), after “available for inspection” there were inserted “ on the website ”.\n(6) Regulation 27 (availability of copies of environmental statements) has effect as if paragraph (1) were omitted.”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 2017/572, amended by S.I. 2018/695; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 5 in force at 22.7.2020, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/764/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:27:49.321392+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."
}