EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 to correct a number of errors in drafting. In particular, these Regulations:

a

define the “EIA Directive”;

b

attract the provisions of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954; and

c

clarify the role of the appointed person with regard to appeals against stop notices issued by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.