Section 14(4)

Where the Secretary of State receives from a Member State an indication that it wishes to enter into consultations before the adoption, or submission to the legislative procedure for adoption, of a plan or programme forwarded to it in accordance with paragraph (3), the Secretary of State shall— agree with the Member State— detailed arrangements to ensure that the authorities referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 6 of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Directive and the public referred to in paragraph 4 of that Article in the Member State likely to be significantly affected are informed and given an opportunity to forward their opinion within a reasonable time; and a reasonable time for the duration of the consultations; enter into consultations with the Member State concerning— the likely transboundary environmental effects of implementing the plan or programme; and the measures envisaged to reduce or eliminate such effects; and where he is not the responsible authority, direct the responsible authority that it shall not adopt the plan or programme, or submit it to the legislative procedure for adoption, until the consultations with the Member State have been concluded.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30