# The Infrastructure Planning (Publication and Notification of Applications etc.) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, Regulation 5: Amendments to the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 are amended as follows.
(2) After regulation 27 (availability of copies of environmental statements) insert—
“Coronavirus: temporary modifications
27A (1) Paragraphs (2) to (6) apply during the period beginning with 22nd July 2020 and ending with 31st December 2020.
(2) Regulation 19 (accepted application-effect of a screening opinion not taking account of all relevant information) has effect as if—
(a) paragraph (6)(b)(vi)(aa) were omitted;
(b) before paragraph (6)(b)(vii) there were inserted—
“(via) the address of the website where the environmental statement may be inspected;
(vib) the place on the website where the environmental statement may be inspected;
(vic) a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the environmental statement;”; and
(c) in paragraph (6)(b)(vii), after “available for inspection” there were inserted “ on the website ”.
(3) Regulation 20 (accepted application-effect of environmental statement being inadequate) has effect as if—
(a) paragraph (3)(b)(vi)(aa) were omitted;
(b) before paragraph (3)(b)(vii) there were inserted—
“(via) the address of the website where the environmental statement and the further information and any other information may be inspected;
(vib) the place on the website where the environmental statement and the further information and any other information may be inspected;
(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
(c) in paragraph (3)(b)(vii), after “available for inspection” there were inserted “ on the website ”.
(4) Regulation 22 (subsequent application for EIA development) has effect as if—
(a) paragraph (3)(a)(vi)(aa) were omitted;
(b) before paragraph (3)(a)(vii) there were inserted—
“(via) the address of the website where the environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;
(vib) the place on the website where the environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;
(vic) a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the environmental statement and supporting documents;”; and
(c) in paragraph (3)(a)(vii), after “available for inspection” there were inserted “ on the website ”.
(5) Regulation 24 (subsequent application not complying with EIA requirements) has effect as if—
(a) paragraph (3)(b)(vi)(aa) were omitted;
(b) before paragraph (3)(b)(vii) there were inserted—
“(via) the address of the website where the updated environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;
(vib) the place on the website where the updated environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;
(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
(c) in paragraph (3)(b)(vii), after “available for inspection” there were inserted “ on the website ”.
(6) Regulation 27 (availability of copies of environmental statements) has effect as if paragraph (1) were omitted.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/764/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-publication-and-notification-of-applications-etc-coronavirus-amendment-regulations-2020/regulation-5
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