Regulation 5 Amendment of the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999F1I1

In regulation 3 (directions) for paragraph (3) (b) substitute—

“(b)

in accordance with Article 2.3 of the Directive (but without prejudice to Article 7 of the Directive), that a specific development is exempted in whole or in part from these Regulations.

3A.

Where a direction is given under regulation 3 (b) the Department shall—

(a)

make available to the public the information considered in making the direction and the reasons for making the direction;

(b)

consider whether another form of assessment would be appropriate; and

(c)

take such steps as are considered appropriate to bring the information obtained under the other form of assessment to the attention of the public.”.