# The Waterways (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019, Regulation 5: Coordination of assessments


(1) In addition to the requirement for an assessment of the environmental effects to be carried out in accordance with these Regulations, if there is also a requirement to carry out a Habitats Regulation Assessment, the Department must, where appropriate, ensure that the Habitats Regulation Assessment and the assessment of the environmental effects are coordinated.
(2) In these Regulations, a “Habitats Regulation Assessment” means an assessment under regulation 43 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/209/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waterways-environmental-impact-assessment-regulations-northern-ireland-2019/regulation-5
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