# The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, Introduction: Introductory text


Forestry, England And Wales
Made 24th April 2017
Laid before Parliament 25th April 2017
Coming into force 16th May 2017
The Secretary of State has been designated for the purpose of making Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environment.
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, having taken into account the selection criteria in Annex III to Council Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/592/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-impact-assessment-forestry-england-and-wales-amendment-regulations-2017/introduction
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