# The Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2000, Paragraph 1: Characteristics of relevant pipe-line works


The characteristics of the relevant pipe-line works having regard, in particular, to—
(a) the size and design of the relevant pipe-line works and of the pipe-line;
(b) the cumulation with other existing or approved pipe-line works;
(c) the use of natural resources in particular land, soil, water and biodiversity;
(d) the production of waste, pollution and nuisances;
(e) the risk of major accidents or disasters which are relevant to the relevant pipe-line works or to the pipe-line, including those caused by climate change, in accordance with scientific knowledge; and
(f) the risks to human health (for example, due to water contamination or air pollution).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1928/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pipe-line-works-environmental-impact-assessment-regulations-2000/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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