reg 5 Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) Regulations 1991
(1) The Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) Regulations 1991 shall be amended as follows. (2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)– (a) in paragraph (1), after the definition of “by local advertisement” insert– “the Directive” means Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances; (b) after paragraph (3) add– (4) the expressions used in regulation 9(1)(e) and (f) have the same meaning as in the Directive. (3) In regulation 9(1) (regard to be had to certain matters and statement of regard)– (a) at the end of paragraph (c) delete “and”; (b) after paragraph (d) add– and; (e) the objectives of preventing major accidents and limiting the consequences of such accidents; and (f) the need; (i) in the long term, to maintain appropriate distances between establishments and residential areas, areas of public use and areas of particular natural sensitivity or interest; and (ii) in the case of existing establishments, for additional technical measures in accordance with Article 5 of the Directive so as not to increase the risks to people.