# The Waterways (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019, Paragraph 8


A description of the expected significant adverse effects of the works on the environment deriving from the vulnerability of the works to risks of major accidents or disasters which are relevant to the works concerned. Relevant information available and obtained through risk assessments pursuant to EU legislation such as Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council or Council Directive 2009/71/Euratom or relevant assessments carried out pursuant to national legislation may be used for this purpose provided that the requirements of the Directive are met. Where appropriate, this description should include measures envisaged to prevent or mitigate the significant adverse effects of such events on the environment and details of the preparedness for and proposed response to such emergencies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/209/schedule/2/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waterways-environmental-impact-assessment-regulations-northern-ireland-2019/schedule-2/paragraph-8
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