Introductory text

HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 17th February 1999

Laid before Parliament 18th February 1999

Coming into force 13th March 1999

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions as respects England and the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales, being Ministers designated^f1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f2 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, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by that section and having taken into account the selection criteria specified in Annex III to Council Directive 85/337/EEC (on the assessment of the effects of certain public projects on the environment)^f3, as inserted by Council Directive 97/11/EC (amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC)^f4 hereby make the following Regulations:–