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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-works-environmental-impact-assessment-england-and-wales-regulations-2017/schedule-4/paragraph-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/580",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-works-environmental-impact-assessment-england-and-wales-regulations-2017",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A description of the expected significant adverse effects of the development on the environment deriving from the vulnerability of the development to risks of major accidents and disasters that are relevant to the development.\n(2) Relevant information available and obtained through risk assessments under requirements imposed in accordance with assimilated law and relevant assessments undertaken under any other law of any part of the United Kingdom may be used for this purpose provided that the requirements of any law of any part of the United Kingdom that implemented the EIA Directive are met.\n(3) Where appropriate, the description must include measures envisaged to prevent or mitigate the significant adverse effects of accidents and disasters referred to in sub-paragraph (1) on the environment and details of the preparedness for and proposed response to such emergencies.\n(4) In this paragraph—\n“Nuclear Safety Directive” means Council Directive 2009/71/Euratom of 25th June 2009 establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations ;\n“Seveso III Directive” means Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4th July 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances .",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 para. 8(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Pipe-lines, Petroleum, Electricity Works and Oil Stocking (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1325), regs. 1(1), 10(11)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 4 para. 8(2) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 13 para. 8(2)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 para. 8(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Pipe-lines, Petroleum, Electricity Works and Oil Stocking (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1325), regs. 1(1), 10(11)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "O.J. L 172, 2.7.2009, p. 18."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "O.J. L 197, 24.7.2012, p. 1."
    }
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:11:09.113992+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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