# The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007, Paragraph 3: Type and characteristics of the potential impact


The likely significant effects of projects on the environment must be considered in relation to criteria set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this schedule, with regard to the impact of the project on the factors specified in regulation 9(3), taking into account:—
(a) the magnitude and spatial extent of the impact (for example geographical area and size of the population likely to be affected);
(b) the nature of the impact;
(c) the transboundary nature of the impact;
(d) the intensity and complexity of the impact;
(e) the probability of the impact;
(f) the expected onset, duration, frequency and reversibility of the impact;
(g) the cumulation of the impact with the impact of other existing and/or approved projects;
(h) the possibility of effectively reducing the impact.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/421/schedule/2/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-impact-assessment-agriculture-regulations-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-2/paragraph-3
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.