Regulation 6 Amendment to regulation 4 (Procedural requirements for submitting new permit schemes)

for up to “with the following information—”, substitute—

“Procedural requirements for commencing permit schemes

4.

(1)

Prior to giving effect to a permit scheme by order in accordance with section 33A of the 2004 Act, the Permit Authority shall have considered the following—”;

in sub-paragraph (d), omit “and when”;

in sub-paragraph (e), after “permit scheme”, insert “and how such costs and benefits will be demonstrated when the permit scheme is evaluated in accordance with regulation 16A;”;

in sub-paragraph (i), omit “a summary of” and “and of the changes made to the permit scheme following that consultation.”; and

after sub-paragraph (i) insert—

“(2)

The Permit Authority shall confirm in the permit scheme that the scheme has been prepared in accordance with these Regulations and that it had regard to the Guidance.”.