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The Department for Regional Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f1 and section 56(1) and (5) of the Finance Act 1973^f2.

The Department for Regional Development is a department designated^f3 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 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.