The Highways (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 1062

HIGHWAYS, eNGLAND and Wales

The Highways (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007

Made

20th March 2007

Laid before Parliament

30th March 2007

Coming into force

26th April 2007

The Secretary of State for Transport in relation to England and the National Assembly for Wales in relation to Wales make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

(a) section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1); and

(b) section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973(2).

The Secretary of State and the National Assembly have been designated (3) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the requirement for an assessment of the impact on the environment of projects likely to have significant effects on the environment and to which these regulations relate.

By section 29(4) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(4) the power conferred upon Ministers by section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973 may also be exercised by the National Assembly in relation to any services etc to which section 56(1) relates which are provided by the National Assembly.

The Secretary of State and the National Assembly have received the consent of the Treasury to the making of these Regulations as required by section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973 and section 29(4) of the Government of Wales Act 1998.

(1)

1972 c.68. The enabling powers of section 2(2) were extended by the amendment of section 1(2) of the Act by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51).

(2)

1973 c.51.

(3)

The Secretary of State is so designated by S.I. 1988/785. The National Assembly is so designated by S.I. 2000/2812.

(4)

1998 c.38. Section 29(4) is repealed by the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32), section 163 and Schedule 12, with effect from after the ordinary election to be held on the 3^rd May 2007 under section 3 of the Government of Wales Act 1998.