# The Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, Paragraph 3: Characteristics of the potential impact

Extent: N.I.

The potential significant effects of projects must be considered in relation to criteria set out under paragraphs 1 and 2, and having regard in particular to –
(a) the extent of the impact (geographical area and size of the affected population);
(b) the transfrontier nature of the impact;
(c) the magnitude and complexity of the impact;
(d) the probability of the impact;
(e) the duration, frequency and reversibility of the impact.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/32/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-environmental-impact-assessment-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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