Regulation 5 Coordination

(1)

Where the likely significant environmental effects of a relevant project are being or are to be assessed in accordance with—

(a)

these Regulations; and

(b)

regulation 43 of F1the Habitats Regulations,

the Department as the designated authority in accordance with Article 2 of the Directive must, where appropriate, coordinate those assessments.

(2)

In paragraph (1), “coordinate those assessments” means coordinate any—

(a)

requests for information, consultations, examinations and conclusions in respect of the likely significant environmental effects of the project on the environment; and

(b)

integration of the conclusion about the likely significant environmental effects of the project on the environment in any determination about whether or not to grant consent to the project.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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