Regulation 4 Environmental impact assessment

Northern Ireland

(1)

An environmental impact assessment must identify, describe and assess in an appropriate manner, in light of each individual case, the direct and indirect significant effects of a relevant project on the following factors—

(a)

population and human health;

(b)

biodiversity, with F1—

(i)

species of naturally occurring birds in the wild state as specified in Directive 2009/147/EC on the conservation of wild birds;

(ii)

natural habitat types in Annex 1 to the Habitats Directive;

(iii)

animal and plant species in Annex 2 or 4 to the Habitats Directive.

(c)

land, soil, water, air and climate;

(d)

material assets, cultural heritage and the landscape; and

(e)

the interaction between the factors referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d).

(2)

The effects referred to in paragraph (1) on the factors set out in that paragraph must include the expected effects deriving from the vulnerability of the relevant project to risks of any major accidents or disasters that are relevant to that project.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 4(1)(b) substituted (31.1.2020) by The Environmental Impact Assessment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/279), regs. 1(1), 5(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)