The Offshore Electricity Development (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I General

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Applications

3. PART II Consents for Offshore Developments

   1. 4. Restriction on proposed development

   2. 5. Pre-application determination as to need for environmental impact assessment and opinion as to content of environmental statement

4. PART III Preparation of Environmental Statements

   1. 6. Procedure to facilitate preparation of environmental statements

   2. 7. Provision of information

5. PART IV Procedures on Receipt of Application

   1. 8. Application made to the Department without prior determination as to need for environmental impact assessment or without an environmental statement

6. PART V Publicity

   1. 9. Publicity where an environmental statement is submitted

   2. 10. Availability of copies of environmental statement

   3. 11. Consultation where environmental statement submitted

   4. 12. Further information relating to environmental statement

   5. 13. Charges

7. PART VI Development Likely to Affect Other EEA States

   1. 14. Development likely to have significant effects on the environment in another EEA State

8. PART VII Final

   1. 15. Determination of whether proposed development should proceed

9. Signature

10. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Descriptions of Development

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Descriptions of Development

       1. 1. The carrying out of development to provide any of the...

       2. 2. For the purposes of this Schedule “sensitive areas” mean any...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Selection Criteria

       1. 1. Characteristics of Development

       2. 2. Location of Developments

       3. 3. Characteristics of the Potential Impact

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Matters for Inclusion in Environmental Statement

       1. PART I

          1. 1. Description of the development, including in particular —

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

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

          4. 4. A description of the likely significant effects of the development...

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

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

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

       2. PART II

          1. 1. A description of the development comprising information on the site,...

          2. 2. A description of the measures envisaged in order to avoid,...

          3. 3. The data required to identify and assess the main effects...

          4. 4. An outline of the main alternatives studied by the applicant...

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

11. Explanatory Note