# The Transport and Works (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 2000

S.I. 2000/3199 · made 5 December 2000

These Regulations amend section 6A of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (“the Act”) by the insertion of a definition of Member State that includes states which are contracting parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement. Decision No. 20/1999 of the European Economic Joint Committee requires such states to comply with Directive 85/337/EEC as amended by 97/11/EC, which relate to the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.

Made under: European Communities Act 1972 (repealed)

## Introductory text

TRANSPORT AND WORKS
Made 5th December 2000
Laid before Parliament 11th December 2000
Coming into force 1st January 2001
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, being a Minister designated 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, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Transport and Works (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st January 2001.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Transport and Works Act 1992;
“the Rules” means the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2000.

## 2 Amendment of the Transport and Works Act 1992

In section 6A of the Act after subsection (2) there shall be inserted—
“(3) “Member State” includes a state which is a contracting party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992, as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993”.

## 3 Amendment of the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2000

In rule 4 of the Rules after the definition of “local planning authority” there shall be inserted—
““Member State” includes a state which is a contracting party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed in Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993”

## Signature

Signed by Authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Gus Macdonald
Minister of State
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
5th December 2000

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
These Regulations amend section 6A of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (“the Act”) by the insertion of a definition of Member State that includes states which are contracting parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement. Decision No. 20/1999 of the European Economic Joint Committee requires such states to comply with Directive 85/337/EEC as amended by 97/11/EC, which relate to the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.
These Regulations also amend the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2000 by the insertion of a definition of Member State that includes states which are contracting parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement.

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