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Schedule 4 Environmental factorsF1

  • The factors specified are—

    1. (a)

      population and human health;

    2. (b)

      biodiversity, with particular attention

    3. (c)

      land, soil, water, air and climate;

      F2—

      1. (i)

        species of naturally occurring birds in the wild state as specified in Directive 2009/147/EC on the conservation of wild birds;

      2. (ii)

        natural habitat types in Annex 1 to Directive 92/43;

      3. (iii)

        animal and plant species in Annex 2 or 4 to Directive 92/43.

    4. (d)

      material assets, cultural heritage and the landscape;

    5. (e)

      the interaction between the factors mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d); above and

    6. (f)

      the expected effects on those factors deriving from the vulnerability of the project to risks of major accidents and/or disasters that are relevant to the project concerned.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 4 substituted (16.5.2017) by The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/86), reg. 1, Sch. 4

F2

Words in Sch. 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environmental Impact Assessment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/279), regs. 1(1), 3(10); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)