SCHEDULE 4UK STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 199979
1
Regulation 2(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 199961 is amended as follows.
2
In the definition of “consultation bodies”, in sub-paragraph (b)—
a
in paragraph (ii), before “and English Nature” insert “, the Environment Agency” ;
b
in paragraph (iii), for “the Countryside Council for Wales” substitute “the Natural Resources Body for Wales”;
c
omit paragraph (iv).
3
In the definition of “sensitive area”, for sub-paragraph (h) substitute—
h
an area of outstanding natural beauty designated as such by an order made—
i
under section 87 (designation of areas of outstanding natural beauty) of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949; or
ii
under section 82 (designation of areas) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000;