# The Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020, Paragraph 3: Type and characteristics of the potential impact

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The likely significant effects of the project on the environment in relation to the matters listed under paragraphs 1 and 2—
(a) having regard to the impact of the project on—
(i) population and human health;
(ii) biodiversity, with particular attention to species and habitats protected under any law of any part of the United Kingdom that implemented Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and Directive 2009/147/EC on the conservation of wild birds;
(iii) land, soil, water, air and climate;
(iv) material assets, cultural heritage and the landscape;
(v) the interaction between the factors referred to in paragraphs (i) to (iv); and
(b) taking into account—
(i) the magnitude and spatial extent of the impact (for example geographical area and size of the population likely to be affected);
(ii) the nature of the impact;
(iii) any impact on the environment in other countries;
(iv) the intensity and complexity of the impact;
(v) the probability of the impact;
(vi) the expected onset, duration, frequency and reversibility of the impact;
(vii) the cumulation of the impact with the impact of other existing or approved projects;
(viii) the possibility of effectively reducing the impact.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1497/schedule/5/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-oil-and-gas-exploration-production-unloading-and-storage-environmental-impact-assessment-regulations-2020/schedule-5/paragraph-3
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.