# The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, Regulation 9: Amendment of regulation 5


(1) Regulation 5 (application for an opinion whether a project is a relevant project) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (2)(b) and (c), substitute —
“(b) the information on the characteristics of the project and its likely significant effects on the environment specified in Schedule 2A; and
(c) such further information or representations as the proposer may wish to provide or make, including a description of any features of the project or measures envisaged to avoid or prevent what might otherwise have been significant adverse effects on the environment.”.
(3) After paragraph (2), insert —
“(2A) When compiling the information referred to in paragraph (2)(b), the proposer shall take into account—
(a) any criteria in Schedule 3 which are relevant to the project; and
(b) the results of any relevant EU environmental assessment which are reasonably available to the proposer.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/592/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-impact-assessment-forestry-england-and-wales-amendment-regulations-2017/regulation-9
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