The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Amendment to regulation 2 U.K.

3.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—

(a) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “appropriate authority”, after “the Marine Management Organisation”, insert “, the Natural Resources Body for Wales”;

(b) for the definition of “the EIA Directive”, substitute—

““the EIA Directive” means Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13th December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as adopted(2);”.

(1)

See also the definitions in regulation 2(1) of “regulator” and “regulatory approval”.

(2)

OJ No. L 26, 28.1.2012, p.1. This Directive is amended by Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16th April 2014 (OJ No. L124, 25.4.2014, p.1), which is required to be transposed by 16th May 2017, but (pending such transposition, and by virtue of the exclusion of section 20A of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c.30)), the definition of “the EIA Directive” is to be construed without reference to the amending Directive.