The Environmental Impact Assessment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (No.2) Regulations 2019

This instrument will make necessary changes, which arise as a result of the UK leaving the European Union, to domestic legislation which governs the process for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Northern Ireland. It will specifically make amendments to regulations in respect of SEA and three sets of EIA regulations covering the following Department of Environment, Agriculture and Rural Affairs (DAERA) policy areas; forestry, agriculture and water resources. The principal regulations being amended are:  The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004;  The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006;  The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland 2007; and  The Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
23 January 2019
Last updated
19 February 2019 — See all updates
Laid on:
23 January 2019
Sift end date:
6 February 2019
Sifting status:
Closed
Subject:
Environment

Statutory instrument

the Environmental Impact Assessment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (No

Explanatory memorandum

the Environmental Impact Assessment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (No

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The sifting committee agreed with the government that this statutory instrument doesn’t need to be debated in parliament.

Find this statutory instrument on legislation.gov.uk.

Published 23 January 2019
Last updated 19 February 2019 + show all updates

  1. This SI was laid before Parliament on 19 February under the negative procedure

  2. Both sifting committees have given their recommendation for this statutory instrument

  3. First published.

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