Welsh Statutory Instrument
2009
United Kingdom
The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Undetermined Reviews of Old Mineral Permissions) (Wales) Regulations 2009
At a glance
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What's here
4 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Applicant 1
Plus 3 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 22 duties
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 20 duties
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 20 duties
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 12 duties
- Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 2017 10 duties
What this Act requires
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Part 1 — General
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Interpretation
Prohibition on determination without consideration of environmental information
Guidance by the Welsh Ministers
Extension of time periods within which steps must be taken by mineral planning authorities
Default powers of the Welsh Ministers
Welsh Ministers' powers to require returns from relevant mineral planning authorities
Format of environmental statements, information, evidence etc.
Part 2 — Screening
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General screening of ROMP development
Screening directions of the Welsh Ministers
General provisions relating to screening
Part 3 — Environmental Statements
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Scoping directions of the Welsh Ministers
Substitute scoping directions
Procedure to facilitate preparation of environmental statements
Requirement to submit environmental statement
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Environmental statements: requirement to submit documentary evidence of publication
Environmental statements: publicity requirements
Documentary evidence to be submitted to a relevant mineral planning authority or the Welsh Ministers following publication of notice of environmental statement
Procedure following notification given under regulation 18(21)
Availability of copies of environmental statements
Provision of copies of environmental statements for the Welsh Ministers on referral or appeal
Charges for copies of environmental statements
Draft environmental statements: pre-consultation checks
Scoping opinions of the relevant mineral planning authority
Scoping directions of the Welsh Ministers requested under regulation 12(8)
Part 4 — Further Information, Evidence and Other Information etc.
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Further information
Evidence
Further information and evidence: pre-consultation check
Further information and evidence: requirement to submit documentary evidence of publication
Further information or evidence: publicity requirements
Documentary evidence to be submitted to a relevant mineral planning authority or the Welsh Ministers following publicity regarding further information or evidence
Procedure following notice given under regulation 28(8)
Availability of copies of further information and evidence
Provision of copies of further information and evidence for the Welsh Ministers on referral or appeal
Charges for copies of further information and evidence
Reports, advice and any other information
Other relevant information: publicity requirements
Procedure following publication under regulation 37
Availability of copies of other relevant information
Provision of copies of other relevant information for the Welsh Ministers on referral or appeal
Charges for copies of other relevant information
Part 5 — Determination of Conditions
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Part 6 — Publicity for, and Availability of, Directions, Opinions, Notifications etc. and Notification of Decisions
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Publicity to be undertaken by relevant mineral planning authorities
Availability of opinions, directions, etc. for inspection
Information to be placed on the register
Duties to inform the public and the Welsh Ministers of final decisions
(5) The Welsh Ministers must take such steps as...
(8) This paragraph applies to any applicant or appellant...
Part 7 — Suspension of Minerals Development
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Part 8 — Miscellaneous
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Schedules
Selection criteria for screening
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authority must assess environmental impact criteria Local authority
Browse 37 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Characteristics of development
Location of development
Characteristics of the potential impact
Information for inclusion in environmental statements
Description of the development, including in particular—
A detailed working programme in accordance with which the applicant...
A description of the measures envisaged in order to avoid,...
The data required to identify and assess the main effects...
An outline of the main alternatives studied by the applicant...
A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 9...
A detailed working programme or programmes in accordance with which...
An outline of the main alternatives studied by the applicant...
A description of the aspects of the environment likely to...
A description of the likely significant effects of the development...
A description of the measures envisaged to prevent, reduce and...
A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1...
An indication of any difficulties (technical deficiencies or lack of...
A description of the development comprising information on the site,...
Notifications
Words in parenthesis in this Schedule are not part of...
Notifications under regulation 15 (substitute scoping directions)
The matters referred to in regulation 15(13) are–
Notifications under regulation 18 (draft environmental statement: pre-consultation checks)
The matters referred to in regulation 18(15) are–
The matters referred to in regulation 18(24)(d) are—
Notifications under regulation 26 (further information)
Notifications under regulation 27 (evidence)
Notifications under regulation 28 (further information and evidence: pre-consultation checks)
The matters referred to in regulation 28(8)(d) are—
Notifications under regulation 11 (screening directions of the Welsh Ministers)
The matters referred to in regulation 11(12)(b) are—
Notifications under regulation 12 (scoping opinions of the relevant mineral planning authority)
The matters referred to in regulation 12(7)(b) are–
The matters referred to in regulation 12(10) are—
Notifications under regulation 13 (scoping directions of the Welsh Ministers requested under regulation 12(8))
Notifications under regulation 14 (scoping directions of the Welsh Ministers)
The matters referred to in regulation 14(13)(b) are—
Other sections — not classified into a Part
These sections exist in the Act but the contents-of-Parts walker did not place them under a Part. Likely amendments or sections inserted out of the original Part structure.
Extension of time periods within which steps must be taken by mineral planning authorities
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Planning authorities must notify applicants before requesting a time extension Local authority
General provisions relating to screening
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh Ministers must follow specific procedures for ROMP screening directions Crown / Minister / Government department
Scoping opinions of the relevant mineral planning authority
- Provide additional scoping information for minerals development reviews Applicant
Browse 45 other unclassified sections
Title, commencement and application
Interpretation
Prohibition on determination without consideration of environmental information
Guidance by the Welsh Ministers
Scoping directions of the Welsh Ministers
Substitute scoping directions
Procedure to facilitate preparation of environmental statements
Requirement to submit environmental statement
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Environmental statements: requirement to submit documentary evidence of publication
Environmental statements: publicity requirements
Documentary evidence to be submitted to a relevant mineral planning authority or the Welsh Ministers following publication of notice of environmental statement
Procedure following notification given under regulation 18(21)
Availability of copies of environmental statements
Provision of copies of environmental statements for the Welsh Ministers on referral or appeal
Charges for copies of environmental statements
Further information
Evidence
Further information and evidence: pre-consultation check
Further information and evidence: requirement to submit documentary evidence of publication
Further information or evidence: publicity requirements
Documentary evidence to be submitted to a relevant mineral planning authority or the Welsh Ministers following publicity regarding further information or evidence
Procedure following notice given under regulation 28(8)
Availability of copies of further information and evidence
Provision of copies of further information and evidence for the Welsh Ministers on referral or appeal
Charges for copies of further information and evidence
Reports, advice and any other information
Other relevant information: publicity requirements
Procedure following publication under regulation 37
Availability of copies of other relevant information
Provision of copies of other relevant information for the Welsh Ministers on referral or appeal
Charges for copies of other relevant information
Deemed determination of conditions under the 1991 and 1995 Acts
Disapplication of paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 2 to the 1991 Act
Determination of conditions
Appeals against non-determination
Publicity to be undertaken by relevant mineral planning authorities
Availability of opinions, directions, etc. for inspection
Information to be placed on the register
Duties to inform the public and the Welsh Ministers of final decisions
Duration of suspension of minerals development
Prohibition Orders
Regulations 53 and 54 of the 2016 Regulations
Service of notices etc.
Application to the High Court
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries, and rural communities. Sets environmental policy and works with agencies …
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