# The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 to correct a number of errors in drafting. In particular, these Regulations:
(a) define the “EIA Directive”;
(b) attract the provisions of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954; and
(c) clarify the role of the appointed person with regard to appeals against stop notices issued by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/278/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-impact-assessment-agriculture-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/note
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