The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017I1I26

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The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017 M1 are amended as follows.

I12

In regulation 2(1), omit the definition of “Union legislation”.

I13

In regulation 4(2)(b)—

a

after “protected under” insert “ “ EU-derived domestic legislation which transposed ”; and

b

at the end, insert “ as may be amended from time to time ”.

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In regulation 5—

I1a

in paragraph (4)(a), for “in accordance with Article 2(4) of the Directive (without prejudice to Article 7 of the Directive)” substitute “ in exceptional circumstances, without prejudice to regulations 56 and 57 and ”;

I2b

omit paragraph (7); and

I1c

in paragraphs (8)(b) and (13)(b)(ii), for “Union legislation other than legislation implementing the requirements of the Directive” substitute “ retained EU law (other than an enactment which implemented the Directive) ”.

I15

In regulation 6(4), for “Union legislation other than under the Directive” substitute “ retained EU law (other than an enactment which implemented the Directive) ”.

I16

In regulation 17(4)(e), for “Union legislation” substitute “ retained EU law ”.

I17

In regulation 25(3)(c), for “Union legislation (other than legislation implementing the requirements of the Directive)” substitute “ retained EU law (other than an enactment which implemented the Directive) ”.

I18

In regulation 31(3), for “Union legislation other than under the Directive” substitute “ retained EU law (other than an enactment which implemented the Directive) ”.

I19

In regulation 43, for “the requirements and objectives of the Directive” substitute “ any law which implemented the Directive and with the objectives of the Directive ”.

I110

In regulation 54(a), for “another” substitute “ an ”.

I111

In regulation 56—

a

in the heading and in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) and (2)(a), for “another”, in each place it occurs, substitute “ an ”; and

b

in paragraph (5)—

i

omit “in accordance with Article 7(4) of the Directive”; and

ii

in sub-paragraph (b), omit “other”.

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In regulation 57—

I1a

in the heading, for “another” substitute “ an ”;

I1b

in paragraph (1)—

i

for “another” substitute “ an ”;

ii

omit “, pursuant to Article 7(1) or (2) of the Directive,”;

iii

omit “, in accordance with Article 7(4) of the Directive”; and

iv

in sub-paragraph (b), omit “pursuant to Article 7(3)(b) of the Directive”; and

I2c

in paragraph (2)—

i

in sub-paragraph (b), for “competent authority in the relevant EEA State” substitute “ authority in the relevant EEA State which that state has designated as responsible for performing the duties arising from the Directive ”; and

ii

in sub-paragraph (c), for the words from “competent authority” to the end substitute “ authority in the relevant EEA State which that state has designated as responsible for performing the duties arising from the Directive ”.

I113

In Schedule 1, in paragraphs 21 and 22, after “pursuant to” in both places it occurs, insert “ Chapter 3 of Part 1 of the Energy Act 2008 and any law which implemented ”.

I114

In Schedule 2, in the table in paragraph 2, in item 3(j), after “pursuant to” insert “ Chapter 3 of Part 1 of the Energy Act 2008 and any law which implemented ”.

I115

In Schedule 3, in paragraph 2(c)(vi), for “Union legislation” substitute “ retained EU law ”.

I116

In Schedule 4—

a

in paragraph 5, for the words from “at European Union or Member State level” to the end substitute “ at European Union level as they were immediately before F1IP completion day (including in particular those established under Council Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC) or at national level, ”; and

b

in paragraph 8—

i

for “European Union legislation such as” substitute “ retained EU law such as any law which implemented ”; and

ii

after “requirements of” insert “ any law which implemented ”.

I117

In Schedule 5, in paragraph 17(a), for “another” substitute “ an ”.

I118

In Schedule 6, in paragraph 20(b), for “another” substitute “ an ”.