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

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Requirement for an environmental impact assessment

  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 Agency on the contents of an environmental statement

    4. 7.Publicity for environmental statement

    5. 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. 10.Agency’s decision on an application for consent

    3. 11.Appeals in relation to consents

    4. 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 Agency or Secretary of State

    3. 15.Modifications where regulation 14 applies

  6. PART V REGISTERS

    1. 16.Register of environmental statements and further information

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      SELECTION CRITERIA FOR RELEVANT PROJECTS

      1. 1.Characteristics of projects

      2. 2.Location of projects

      3. 3.Characteristics of the potential impact

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      INFORMATION ABOUT PROPOSED PROJECT

      1. 1.A description of the project, including in particular:

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

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

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

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

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

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

  9. Explanatory Note