Amendments to the Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 20072

1

The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 20074 are amended as follows.

2

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

a

in the definition of “appropriate authority”—

i

for paragraph (b)(iii) substitute—

iii

as regards harbour works relating to harbours that are wholly in Wales, other than harbours that are reserved trust ports, the Welsh Ministers;

ii

for the words after paragraph (b)(iv) substitute—

  • and—

    1. a

      for the purpose of paragraph (a), “devolved authority” means any Northern Ireland Department, the Scottish Ministers or the Welsh Ministers; and

    2. b

      for the purpose of paragraph (b)(iii), “reserved trust port” has the meaning given by section 32 of the Wales Act 20175;

b

omit the definition of “fishery harbour”;

c

in the definition of “relevant authority”—

i

in paragraph (d), for “Wales” substitute “the Welsh inshore region or the Welsh offshore region (or both)”;

ii

after paragraph (d) insert—

da

where the regulated activity is likely to have a significant effect on the environment of the Welsh offshore region and the appropriate authority is not the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State;

iii

after paragraph (f) insert—

  • and for the purposes of paragraphs (d) and (da), “Welsh inshore region” and “Welsh offshore region” have the meanings given by section 322(1) of the 2009 Act;

d

in the definition of “relevant offshore region”—

i

in paragraph (a), at the end insert “or”; and

ii

omit paragraph (b).

3

In regulation 3 (fees)—

a

in paragraphs (4)(a) and (d), omit “with the consent of the Treasury”; and

b

in paragraph (4)(b), for the words from “, with the consent of” to the end substitute “with the consent of the Secretary of State;”.