# The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 W.S.I. 2020/1448 · made 4 December 2020 These Regulations amend the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Wales) Regulations 2017 (“the 2017 Regulations”) which primarily implement Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 (OJ No L 26, 28.1.2012, p. 1) on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (“the EIA Directive”) in relation to two types of project in paragraph 1 of Annex II to that Directive: projects for the restructuring of rural land holdings and projects for the use of uncultivated land or semi-natural areas for intensive agricultural purposes. The 2017 Regulations make provision for the amendments to the EIA Directive effected by Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 (OJ No L 124, 25.4.2014, p. 1). Made under: European Communities Act 1972 (repealed) (Section 2) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-impact-assessment-agriculture-wales-amendment-regulations-2020/pdf/wsi_20201448_mi.pdf ## Introductory text Agriculture, Wales Made 4 December 2020 Laid before Senedd Cymru 8 December 2020 Coming into force 31 December 2020 The Welsh Ministers are 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. The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act. ## 1 Title and commencement (1) The title of these Regulations is the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. (2) These Regulations come into force on 31 December 2020. ## 2 Amendment of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Wales) Regulations 2017 In the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Wales) Regulations 2017, omit regulation 3(2)(f). ## Signature Lesley Griffiths Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers 4 December 2020 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Wales) Regulations 2017 (“the 2017 Regulations”) which primarily implement Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 (OJ No L 26, 28.1.2012, p. 1) on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (“the EIA Directive”) in relation to two types of project in paragraph 1 of Annex II to that Directive: projects for the restructuring of rural land holdings and projects for the use of uncultivated land or semi-natural areas for intensive agricultural purposes. The 2017 Regulations make provision for the amendments to the EIA Directive effected by Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 (OJ No L 124, 25.4.2014, p. 1). Regulation 2 amends regulation 3 of the 2017 Regulations, which sets out the types of projects that are excluded from the scope of those Regulations. The amendment removes the exemption for restricted works on common land in regulation 3(2)(f) of the 2017 Regulations. The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely cost and benefit of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from the Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1448 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-impact-assessment-agriculture-wales-amendment-regulations-2020 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.