The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 General Provisions

   1. 1. Title, application and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Extent of Regulations

3. PART 2 Screening

   1. 4. Requirement for a screening decision

   2. 5. Thresholds

   3. 6. Screening notices

   4. 7. Application for a screening decision

   5. 8. The screening decision

4. PART 3 Consent

   1. 9. Requirement for consent

   2. 9A. Environmental Impact Assessment

   3. 10. Scoping opinions

   4. 11. Provision of information

   5. 12. The consent application

   6. 13. Additional information

   7. 14. Procedure where a significant project in Northern Ireland may affect an EEA State

   8. 15. Procedure where a significant project in an EEA State may affect Northern Ireland

   9. 15A. Conclusion about the environmental impact

   10. 16. The consent decision

   11. 17. Additional requirements relating to the Habitats Regulations

   12. 18. Conditions of consent

   13. 19. Procedure following a consent decision

   14. 20. Review of decisions and consents

5. PART 4

   1. 21. Offence of carrying out a project without a decision under these Regulations

   2. 22. Offence of carrying out work in contravention of a condition

   3. 23. Offence of procuring a decision by supplying false information

   4. 24. Stop notices

   5. 25. Penalties for contravention of a stop notice

   6. 26. Reinstatement notices

   7. 27. Penalty for contravening a reinstatement notice

   8. 28. Time limits for bringing proceedings

   9. 29. Powers of entry and default powers

6. PART 5

   1. 30. Appeals against notices

   2. 31. Appeals against screening and consent decisions

   3. 32. Determination of appeals by written representations

   4. 33. Determination of appeals by hearing or local inquiry

   5. 34. Application to the court by person aggrieved

   6. 35. Interpretation of this Part

7. PART 6 Revocations and Transitional Provisions

   1. 36. Revocations

   2. 37. Amendment of the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

   3. 38. — (1) A farmer shall comply with any stop notice served...

   4. 39. Transitional Provisions

8. Signature

9. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      Thresholds

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Selection criteria for a screening notice or a screening decision

      1. 1. Characteristics of projects

      2. 2. Location of projects

      3. 3. Type and characteristics of the potential impact

   3. SCHEDULE 2A

      Information to be provided for a Screening decision

      1. 1. A plan sufficient to identify the relevant land.

      2. 2. A description of the project, including in particular a description...

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

      4. 4. A description of any features of the proposed project or...

      5. 5. A description under paragraph 2 must include a description or...

      6. 6. When compiling the information in accordance with paragraphs 1 to...

   4. SCHEDULE 3

      Information for inclusion in the Environmental Statements

      1. PART 1

         1. 1. The information to be provided shall include at least:—

      2. PART 2

         1. 1. Description of the project, including in particular:—

         2. 2. A description of the reasonable alternatives (for example in terms...

         3. 3. A description of the relevant aspects of the current state...

         4. 4. A description of the factors specified in regulation 9(3) likely...

         5. 5. A description of the likely significant effects of the project...

         6. 6. A description of the forecasting methods or evidence, used to...

         7. 7. A description of the measures envisaged to avoid, prevent, reduce...

         8. 8. A description of the expected significant adverse effects of the...

         9. 9. A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1...

         10. 10. A reference list detailing the sources used for the descriptions...

   5. SCHEDULE 4

      Review of decisions and consents

      1. 1. As soon as is reasonably practicable the Department must, for...

      2. 2. For the purposes of the assessment, the Department may —...

      3. 3. Unless, following the assessment, the Department is satisfied that the...

      4. 4. Subject to paragraph 5, a further decision does not affect...

      5. 5. (1) If— (a) a project which is subject to a...

      6. 6. (1) Regulation 28 applies to a further decision made under...

      7. 7. If, following a further decision, a person has incurred expenditure...

      8. 8. A claim for compensation payable under paragraph 5(3) or 7...

      9. 9. Any dispute as to the amount of compensation payable under...

      10. 10. Nothing in this Schedule affects anything done in pursuance of...

   6. SCHEDULE 5

      Consultation Bodies

10. Explanatory Note