reg 6 Amendment of the 2000 Regulations
For paragraph (4) of regulation 4 (Directions that no environmental statement need be prepared) substitute— (4) No direction shall be given under paragraph (1) above in respect of any application for a pipe-line construction authorisation— (a) for the execution of works for the construction of a pipe-line exceeding 40 kilometres in length and 800 millimetres in diameter; (b) for the execution of works for the extension of a pipe-line which would in itself fall within sub-paragraph (a) above; or (c) in respect of which another EEA State has requested as described in regulation 10(2) below to participate in the procedure under these Regulations.