Regulation 23 Amendment of the Regulations

In Schedule 4 in Part 2 (determination of applications)–

(a)

in paragraphs (b)(iii) and (c) for “the Nature Conservancy Council for England” there is substituted “English Nature”;

(b)

in paragraph 9(d), for “a Part A installation or a Part B installation” there is substituted “an installation or Part A mobile plant”; and

(c)

for paragraph 13 there is substituted–

“13.

In the case of an application for a permit to operate a Part A installation, SEPA shall take into consideration in determining the application–

(i)

any relevant information obtained or conclusion arrived at pursuant to Articles 5, 6 and 7 of Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment in relation to the installation; or

(ii)

a safety report within the meaning of Regulation 7 (safety report) of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999.”.