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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/roads-environmental-impact-assessment-regulations-northern-ireland-2017/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2017/87",
  "legislation_title": "The Roads (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/roads-environmental-impact-assessment-regulations-northern-ireland-2017",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the procedures contained in Part V of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (“the 1993 Order”), for the environmental impact assessment of projects for the construction or improvement of roads.\nThe Regulations transpose Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (O.J. No. L26, 28.1.2012, p. 1), as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L124, 25.4.2014, p. 1) which consolidates previous amendments to Council Directive 85/337/EEC.\nA full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/87/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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