2017 No. 580
Electricity, England And Wales
The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to the environment.
The Secretary of State has taken into account the selection criteria set out in Annex III to 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 environment3.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and by section 36C(2) of, and paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8 to, the Electricity Act 19894, makes the following Regulations: