The Environmental Impact Assessment (Land Drainage Improvement Works) Regulations 1999

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Title, commencement and extent

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Restriction on improvement works

5. 3A. Defence and civil emergencies

6. 3B. Exceptional circumstances

7. 3C. Coordination

8. 4. Determination of whether improvement works have significant effects on the environment

9. 5. Requirements where a drainage body consider improvement works are not likely to have significant effects on the environment

10. 6. Notification of determination that improvement works are likely to have significant effects on the environment

11. 7. Preparation of environmental statement

12. 8. Request as to the information to be included in an environmental statement

13. 9. Assistance in preparation of environmental statements

14. 10. Publicity for environmental statements

15. 11. Information for another EEA State

16. 12. Conclusion about environmental impact: drainage body

17. 12A. Determination of whether improvement works should proceed: drainage body

18. 12B. Conclusion about environmental impact: appropriate Authority

19. 12C. Determination of whether improvement works should proceed: appropriate Authority

20. 12D. Determination that improvement works may proceed: conditions

21. 12E. Duty to maintain a record of information

22. 13. Charges

23. 13A. Public participation

24. 13B. Notices on the site of the proposed improvement works

25. 14. Enforcement

26. 15. Revocations, savings and amendments

27. Signature

28. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Information in environmental statement

       1. 1. A description of the improvement works, 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 regulation 12(2) likely...

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

       6. 6. The description referred to in paragraph 4 of the likely...

       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. SCHEDULE 2

       Improvement works having a significant effect on the environment: selection criteria

       1. 1. Characteristics of improvement works

       2. 2. Location of improvement works

       3. 3. Type and characteristics of the potential impact

    3. SCHEDULE 2A

       Information to be taken into account in deciding whether improvement works are likely to have significant effect on environment

       1. 1. A description of the improvement works, including in particular—

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

       3. 3. A description of any likely significant effects, to the extent...

       4. 4. The criteria in Schedule 2 must be taken into account,...

    4. SCHEDULE 3

       INFORMATION FOR OTHER EEA STATES

       1. 1. Where it appears to a drainage body that improvement works...

       2. 2. Where it appears to the appropriate Authority that improvement works...

       3. 3. The particulars referred to in paragraph 2(a) above are–

       4. 4. Where an EEA State indicates, in accordance with paragraph 2(c)...

       5. 5. The appropriate Authority, insofar as concerned, shall also–

       6. 6. The appropriate Authority shall in accordance with Article 7(4) of...

       7. 7. Where an EEA State has been consulted in accordance with...

    5. SCHEDULE 4

       ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

29. Explanatory Note