Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Act 2022
Decision where application was subject to a retrospective EIA
36. (1) Section 28 shall apply to a decision on an application for a licence under section 35 as it applies to a decision on an application for a licence under section 21, subject to—
(a) the following modifications:
(i) a reference to section 27 shall be read as a reference to section 35;
(ii) a reference to an EIA shall be read as a reference to a retrospective EIA;
(iii) a reference to an EIAR shall be read as a reference to a retrospective EIAR,
and
(b) any other necessary modifications.