Re: Marine Licence legislation15 Nov 2019 22:05
The actual 42 days is specified in the secondary legislation i..e. The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007, which sets out how to implement the primary legislation (The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009).
Consultation on proposed regulated activity
17.—(1) The appropriate authority must either—
(a)supply the following material to such of the consultation bodies as it considers appropriate—
(i)a copy of the application;
(ii)a copy of the environmental statement;
(iii)a copy of any further information supplied by the applicant to the appropriate authority; and
(iv)a letter stating that any representations in response to consultation regarding the application should be made in writing to the appropriate authority, at an address specified by the appropriate authority, within 42 days from the date of the letter (or such longer period as may be agreed between the consultation body and the appropriate authority in accordance with paragraph (2)); or
(b)direct the applicant to do so.