reg 3 Interpretation
In these Regulations— “ additional environmental information ” has the meaning given in regulation 27(2); “application website” must be interpreted in accordance with regulation 28; “ consultation body ” has the meaning given in regulation 4; “ development ” means the carrying out of building, engineering or other operations in, on, over or under land or sea; “ EIA development ” has the meaning given in regulation 5; “ EIA Directive ” means Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13th December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment; “EIA report” must be interpreted in accordance with regulation 17; “ electric line ” has the meaning given in section 64 of the Electricity Act 1989; “environmental impact assessment” must be interpreted in accordance with regulation 7; “ further environmental information ” has the meaning given in regulation 26(9); “generating station” must be interpreted in accordance with section 64 of the Electricity Act 1989; “ Habitats Directive ” means Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21st May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora ; “ local planning authority ” has the same meaning as in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ; “ planning register ” means the register kept under— article 40(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 ; or article 29(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012 ; “ relevant authority ” means— the Secretary of State; or in relation to an application for a section 36 consent or for a section 36 variation made (or to be made) to the Marine Management Organisation, the Marine Management Organisation ; or in relation to an application for a section 36 consent or for a section 36 variation made (or to be made) to the Welsh Ministers, the Welsh Ministers; “ relevant waters ” means— waters adjacent to England or Wales that are between the mean low water mark and the seaward limits of the territorial sea; and waters within a Renewable Energy Zone within the meaning of section 84(4) of the Energy Act 2004 (other than an area in relation to which the Scottish Ministers have functions); “ screening decision ”, in relation to proposed development, means a decision about whether or not the development is EIA development; “ section 36 consent ” means a consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 ; “ section 36 variation ” means a variation of a section 36 consent under section 36C of the Electricity Act 1989; “ section 37 consent ” means a consent under section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 ; “ Wild Birds Directive ” means Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30th November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds .