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The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999

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Request as to the information to be included in an environmental statement

9.—(1) Before applying for consent to carry out work in relation to a project, a proposer may request the Commissioners to give their opinion as to the information to be contained in the environmental statement required for that project.

(2) Where a proposer requests an opinion under paragraph (1) above before a determination has been made whether the project is or would be a relevant project, the Commissioners shall deal with the request on the assumption that the project is a relevant project.

(3) Before giving an opinion under paragraph (1) above, the Commissioners shall consult the proposer, the countryside bodies and any relevant local authority.

(4) The Commissioners shall, within a period of five weeks beginning with the date of the receipt of the request or such longer period as may be agreed in writing with the proposer, give their opinion under paragraph (1) above and shall send a copy to the proposer.

(5) Where the Commissioners fail to give their opinion under paragraph (1) above within the relevant period, the proposer may request the appropriate Authority to make a direction as to the information to be contained in the environmental statement required for the project.

(6) Before making a direction under paragraph (5) above, the appropriate Authority shall consult the proposer, the countryside bodies and any relevant local authority.

(7) The appropriate Authority shall, within a period of five weeks beginning with the date of the receipt of the request or such longer period as may be required for the purpose, make a direction under paragraph (5) above and shall send a copy to the proposer and to the Commissioners.

(8) In paragraphs (3) and (6), “relevant local authority” means a local authority for the area in which it is proposed to carry out the project which appears to the Commissioners or, as the case may be, the appropriate Authority to have an interest in the issue of what information the environmental statement should contain.

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Impact Assessments

Impact Assessments generally accompany all UK Government interventions of a regulatory nature that affect the private sector, civil society organisations and public services. They apply regardless of whether the regulation originates from a domestic or international source and can accompany primary (Acts etc) and secondary legislation (SIs). An Impact Assessment allows those with an interest in the policy area to understand:

  • Why the government is proposing to intervene;
  • The main options the government is considering, and which one is preferred;
  • How and to what extent new policies may impact on them; and,
  • The estimated costs and benefits of proposed measures.