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The Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Requirement for an environmental impact assessment

    4. 3A.Defence and civil emergencies

    5. 3B.Exceptional circumstances

    6. 3C.Coordination

  3. PART II ASSESSMENT OF RELEVANT PROJECTS

    1. 4.Determination whether a project is a relevant project

    2. 5.Environmental statement to be provided in relation to an application for authorisation

    3. 6.Environmental statement, and opinions of the appropriate authority on the contents of an environmental statement

    4. 7.Publicity for environmental statement and related information

    5. 7A.Conclusion about environmental impact

    6. 8.Determination of application and notice of determination

  4. PART III RELEVANT PROJECTS WHICH REQUIRE CONSENT UNDER THESE REGULATIONS

    1. 9.Restriction on abstracting or impounding water

    2. 9A.Civil sanctions

    3. 10. The appropriate authority's decision on an application for consent

    4. 11.Appeals in relation to consents

    5. 12.Validity of decisions of appropriate Minister

  5. PART IV MODIFICATION OF PART II FOR PARTICULAR CASES

    1. 13.Called-in applications in relation to abstraction or impounding licences

    2. 14.Variation of abstraction or impounding licence at instance of appropriate authority or Secretary of State

    3. 15.Modifications where regulation 14 applies

  6. PART V REGISTERS AND REVIEW

    1. 16.Register of environmental statements and further information

    2. 17.Review

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Selection criteria for relevant projects

      1. 1.Characteristics of projects

      2. 2.Location of projects

      3. 3.Type and characteristics of the potential impact

    2. SCHEDULE2

      Information about proposed projects

      1. 1.A description of the relevant 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 7A(2) likely...

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

      6. 6.The description referred to in paragraph 4 of the likely...

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

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

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

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

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

  9. Explanatory Note

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