# The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, Introduction: Introductory text


Infrastructure Planning
Made 18th April 2017
Laid before Parliament 19th April 2017
Coming into force 16th May 2017
The Secretary of State, having been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the environment, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act and having taken into account the selection criteria in Annex III to Council Directive 2011/92/EU , makes the following Regulations:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/572/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-environmental-impact-assessment-regulations-2017/introduction
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