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. 10. Scoping opinions

   3. 11. Provision of information

   4. 12. The consent application

   5. 13. Additional information

   6. 14. Procedure where a significant project in Northern Ireland may affect another EEA State

   7. 15. Procedure where a significant project in another EEA State may affect Northern Ireland

   8. 16. The consent decision

   9. 17. Additional requirements relating to the Habitats Regulations

   10. 18. Conditions of consent

   11. 19. Procedure following a consent decision

   12. 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. The potential impact

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Information for inclusion in the environmental statements

      1. PART 1

         1. 1. A description of the project, 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 project...

         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 (including technical deficiencies or lack...

      2. PART 2

         1. 1. A description of the project 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...

   4. 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...

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      Consultation Bodies

10. Explanatory Note