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

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4.—(1) In accordance with Article 2(3) of the Directive, the Department may direct that a particular project is exempted from the application of these Regulations.

(2) The Department shall only make a direction under paragraph (1) in an exceptional case and where it does so, it shall—

(a)consider whether in that case another form of assessment of the environmental effects of the proposed project in question would be appropriate; and

(b)make available to the public the information obtained under that other form of assessment, information relating to the making of the direction and the reasons for making it.

(3) Where the Department makes a direction under this regulation it shall by general and local advertisement briefly describe the project to which the direction relates, explain the effects of the direction and give reasons for making it.

(4) No direction shall be made under this regulation where it appears to the Department that the project would be likely to have significant effects on the environment in another EEA State.

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