Part 1Environmental assessment for plans and programmes
I11Requirement for environmental assessment
1
The responsible authority shall—
a
during the preparation of a qualifying plan or programme, secure the carrying out of an environmental assessment in relation to the plan or programme; and
b
do so—
i
where the plan or programme is to be submitted to a legislative procedure for the purposes of its adoption, before its submission; or
ii
in any other case, before its adoption.
2
In this Act, an environmental assessment is—
a
the preparation of an environmental report;
b
the carrying out of consultations; and
c
the taking into account of the environmental report and the result of the consultations in decision-making,
in accordance with Part 2 of this Act.