3.—(1) The Board may apply to the Minister for a light railway order.

(2) An application under subsection (1) shall be made in writing in such form as the Minister may specify and shall be accompanied by—

( a ) a draft of the proposed order,

( b ) a plan of the proposed light railway works,

( c ) a book of reference to the plan (indicating the identity of the owners and of the occupiers of the lands described in the plan),

( d ) a statement of the likely effects on the environment (referred to subsequently in this Act as an "environmental impact statement") of the proposed light railway works,

and the draft plan and book of reference shall be in such form as the Minister may specify or in a form to the like effect.

(3) Upon an application to the Minister for a light railway order there shall be paid to the Minister by the Board such fee (if any) as the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may fix.

(4) The construction of light railway works shall not be undertaken unless the Minister has granted an order under section 9.