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Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I INTRODUCTORY

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Interpretation of “relevant project”

    4. 4.Exemptions

  3. PART II FORESTRY PROJECTS GENERALLY

    1. 5.Restriction on relevant projects

    2. 6.Application for an opinion whether a project is a relevant project

    3. 7.Opinion of the Department

    4. 8.Effect of opinions

    5. 9.Request as to the information to be included in an environmental statement

    6. 9A.Co-ordination

    7. 10.Applications for consent

    8. 11.Assistance in preparation of environmental statements

    9. 12.Publicity

    10. 13.Further information and evidence relating to environmental statements

    11. 14.Public participation

    12. 15.Information for an EEA State

    13. 16.Determination of applications

    14. 17.Notification of decisions

    15. 18.Appeals (general provisions)

    16. 19.Determination of appeals by written representations

    17. 20.Determination of appeals by hearing

    18. 21.Determination of appeals

    19. 22.Conditions to be included in every consent

    20. 23.Enforcement notices

    21. 24.Penalties for non-compliance with enforcement notices

    22. 25.Power of entry and default powers

    23. 26.Registers of directions, decisions and opinions etc. for public inspection

  4. PART III DEPARTMENTAL FORESTRY PROJECTS

    1. 27.Restriction on relevant projects

    2. 28.Consideration whether the proposed project has significant effects on the environment

    3. 29.Determinations following consideration of project under regulation 28

    4. 30.Notification of determination that a proposed project is likely to have significant effects on the environment

    5. 31.Preparation of an environmental statement

    6. 32.Publicity for an environmental statement

    7. 33.Assistance in the preparation of environmental statements

    8. 34.Charges

    9. 35.Proposed project likely to have significant effect on the environment in an EEA State

    10. 36.Determination of whether proposed project should proceed

    11. 37.Public Participation

  5. PART IV FINAL

    1. 38.Revocation and transitional provisions

    2. 39.Review

  6. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Information for inclusion in Environmental Statements

      1. PART 1

        1. 1.A description of the project, including in particular—

        2. 2.A description of the reasonable alternatives (for example in terms...

        3. 3.A description of the relevant aspects of the current state...

        4. 4.A description of the factors specified in Schedule 4 likely...

        5. 5.A description of the likely significant effects of the project...

        6. 6.The description of the likely significant effects on the factors...

        7. 7.A description of the forecasting methods or evidence, used to...

        8. 8.A description of the measures envisaged to avoid, prevent, reduce...

        9. 9.A description of the expected significant adverse effects of the...

        10. 10.A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1...

        11. 11.A reference list detailing the sources used for the descriptions...

      2. PART 2

        1. 1.A description of the project comprising information on the site,...

        2. 2.A description of the likely significant effects of the project...

        3. 3.A description of any features of the project, or measures...

        4. 4.A description of the reasonable alternatives studied by the applicant...

        5. 5.A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Thresholds for identification of projects likely to have significant effects on the environment

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Thresholds

      3. 3.Thresholds for extending projects

      4. 4.Consideration of thresholds in other cases where a project adjoins or is near another project

    3. SCHEDULE 2A

      Information to be provided by the proposer for an application for an opinion whether a project is a relevant project

      1. 1.A description of the project including, in particular—

      2. 2.A description of the aspects of the environment likely to...

      3. 3.A description of any likely significant effects of the project...

    4. SCHEDULE 3

      Projects having significant effects on the environment: selection criteria

      1. 1.Characteristics of projects

      2. 2.Location of the project

      3. 3.Types of characteristics of the potential impact

    5. SCHEDULE 4

      Environmental factors

    6. SCHEDULE 5

      Delegation of appellate functions

      1. 1.In this Schedule “appointed person” means a person appointed under...

      2. 2.An appointment must be in writing and—

      3. 3.Where an appointed person holds a hearing, whether public or...

      4. 4.Subject to regulation 18, the costs of a hearing by...

      5. 5.(1) Where under paragraph 2(d) the appointment of the appointed...

      6. 6.(1) Anything done or omitted to be done by an...

  7. Explanatory Note

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