The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and Commencement

3. 2. Amendment to the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

4. 3. In regulation 2(1) (Interpretation)— (a) for the definition “Area of...

5. 4. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Impact...

6. 5. (1) In regulation 3 (Extent of regulations)—

7. 6. In regulation 7 (Application for a screening decision) for paragraph...

8. 7. (1) In regulation 8 (The screening decision) after paragraph (1)...

9. 8. Insert after Regulation 9— Environmental Impact Assessment (1) An environmental impact assessment is a process consisting of—...

10. 9. (1) In regulation 10(1) (Scoping opinions) for “what information” substitute...

11. 10. In regulations 11(2)(b); 12(4)(b); and 13(2)(b) substitute “28 days” with...

12. 11. After regulation 15 insert— Conclusion about the environmental impact (1) The Department must consider (ensuring that in doing so...

13. 12. For regulation 16 (the consent decision) substitute— The consent decision...

14. 13. In regulation 17 (Additional requirements relating to the Habitat Regulations),...

15. 14. For regulation 37 substitute— The Common Agriculture Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross...

16. 15. Regulation 38 should be omitted.

17. 16. For Schedule 2 (selection criteria for a screening notice or...

18. 17. Following Schedule 2, insert Schedule 2A (information to be provided...

19. 18. For Schedule 3 (information for inclusion in the environmental statements),...

20. 19. (1) In Schedule 5 (Consultation Bodies), substitute “Department of Rural...

21. 20. Transitional Provisions

22. Signature

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24. Explanatory Note