Regulation 10A Further provisions in relation to Article 2(4) of the EIA DirectiveF1F2

the Marine Management Organisation is the appropriate authority having the function of determining whether an environmental impact assessment is required in relation to the regulated activity;

a direction that an environmental impact assessment is not required for the regulated activity can be justified in accordance with Article 2(4) of the EIA Directive (exemption for exceptional cases); and

the regulated activity would not be likely to have significant effects on the environment of F5an EEA State.

the Marine Management Organisation;

where the Marine Management Organisation is not also the regulator, the regulator; and

any relevant authority.

the Natural Resources Body for Wales F9or examining authority is the appropriate authority having the function of determining whether an environmental impact assessment is required in relation to the regulated activity;

a direction that an environmental impact assessment is not required for the regulated activity can be justified in accordance with Article 2(4) of the EIA Directive (exemption for exceptional cases); and

the regulated activity would not be likely to have significant effects on the environment of F10an EEA State.

the Natural Resources Body for Wales;

where the Natural Resources Body for Wales is not also the regulator, the regulator; and

any relevant authority.

in the first sub-paragraph, the words “Without prejudice to Article 7,” were omitted;

“Member States”, in both places where it occurs, were read as “appropriate authority”;

in the second sub-paragraph, point (c) were omitted;

the third and fourth sub-paragraphs were omitted.