Regulation 24 Policies

(1)

In formulating any relevant policy, the Secretary of State must ensure that the following matters are taken into account—

(a)

the objectives of preventing major accidents and limiting the consequences of such accidents for human health and the environment; and

(b)

the matters referred to in Article 13(2) of the Directive F1(with the reference in sub-paragraph (c) of that paragraph of that Article to Article 5 being read as a reference to regulation 5 of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015).

(2)

In this regulation, “relevant policy” means—

(a)

any national policy statement designated under section 5(1) of the Planning Act 2008 M1; and

(b)

any policy falling within section 19(2)(a) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 M2 where in the opinion of the Secretary of State that policy concerns matters affecting the risks or consequences of a major accident.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 24(1)(b) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Planning (Hazardous Substances and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1234), regs. 1, 10; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Marginal citations

M1: 2008 c. 29.
M2: 2004 c. 5; section 19(1) was amended by section 5(b) of the Planning Act 2008 (c. 29). There are other amendments to section 19 which are not relevant to these Regulations.