Introductory text

Whereas the Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners and the Whitehaven Development Company Limited (being a person appearing to the Secretary of State for Transport to have a substantial interest) have applied for a harbour revision order under section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964^f1;

And whereas the Secretary of State for Transport having, in pursuance of paragraph 1A of Schedule 3 to the said Act^f2, determined that the application is made in relation to a project which falls within Annex II to Council Directive 85/337/EEC^f3 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment and whose characteristics require that it should be made subject to an environmental assessment, has directed the applicant to supply him with the information referred to in Annex III to the Directive;

And whereas the Secretary of State for Transport has in accordance with paragraph 3A of the said Schedule, furnished bodies appearing to him to have environmental responsibilities with the information supplied to him under the said paragraph 1A of that Schedule and has consulted such bodies;

And whereas objections to the application made pursuant to paragraph 3(a) of the said Schedule have been withdrawn;

And whereas the Secretary of State for Transport has considered the information supplied under the said paragraph 1A and is satisfied as mentioned in subsection (2)(b) of the said section 14;