Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2007 No. 421

AGRICULTURE, NORTHERN IRELAND

The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made

2nd October 2007

Coming into operation

5th November 2007

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. PART 1

    General Provisions

    1. 1.Title, application and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Extent of Regulations

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. PART 4

    Enforcement

    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

  5. PART 5

    Appeals

    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

  6. 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. 39.Transitional Provisions

  7. SCHEDULE 1

    Thresholds

  8. SCHEDULE 2

    Selection criteria for a screening notice or a screening decision

  9. SCHEDULE 3

    Information for inclusion in the environmental statements

  10. SCHEDULE 4

    Review of decisions and consents

  11. SCHEDULE 5

    Consultation Bodies

Go to Explanatory Note

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, being a Department designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) hereby makes the following Regulations:

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S.I. 2000/2812 and S.I. 2000/3238 Back [1]