The Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

1Citation and commencement

2Interpretation

PART 2PRE-APPLICATION PROCEDURES & ASSESSMENT OF RELEVANT PROJECTS

4Determination whether a project is a relevant project

5Environmental statement to be provided in relation to an application

6Environmental statement, and opinions of the Department on the contents of an environmental statement

7The application

8Publicity for an application

9Determination of application and notice of determination

10Department’s decision on an application for consent

11Revocation or modification of consent

PART 4PROHIBITION NOTICES

12Prohibition notices

13Penalties for contravention of a prohibition notice

PART 5PROJECTS LIKELY TO AFFECT OTHER MEMBER STATES

14Projects likely to have significant effects on the environment in another Member State

15Projects in another Member State likely to have significant transboundary effects

PART 6OFFENCES & APPEALS IN CONNECTION WITH CONSENT, REVOCATION, MODIFICATION AND PROHIBITION NOTICES

16Restriction on commencing a relevant project

17Appeals in relation to consent

18Appeals in relation to revocation and modification notices

PART 7REGISTERS

19Register of environmental statements and further information

SCHEDULE 1SELECTION CRITERIA FOR RELEVANT PROJECTS

1Characteristics of projects

2Location of projects

3Characteristics of the potential impact

SCHEDULE 2INFORMATION ABOUT PROPOSED PROJECT

1A description of the project, including in particular –

2An outline of the main alternatives studied by the developer...

3A description of the aspects of the environment likely to...

4A description (which shall cover the direct effects and any...

5A description of the measures envisaged to prevent, reduce and...

6A non-technical summary of the information provided under the above...

7An indication of any difficulties (technical deficiencies or lack of...

2005 No. 32

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

WATER AND SEWERAGE

The Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Made9th February 2005

Coming into operation9th March 2005

The Department of the Environment, being a department designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 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, in exercise of powers conferred upon it by that section and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations: