# The Environmental Assessment (Forestry) Regulations 1998, Introduction: Introductory text


FORESTRY
Made 21st July 1998
Laid before Parliament 23rd July 1998
Coming into force 1st September 1998
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, being Ministers designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the requirement for an assessment of the impact on the environment of projects likely to have significant effects on the environment, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1731/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-assessment-forestry-regulations-1998/introduction
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