The Environmental Impact Assessment (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Harbours, Highways and Transport) Regulations 2017

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Impact Assessment (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Harbours, Highways and Transport) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 5th December 2017.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) to (6), these Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(3) The amendments made by Schedules 1, 2 and 4 have the same extent as the provisions which they amend.

(4) The amendments made by Schedule 3 extend to England and Wales only.

(5) In Schedule 5—

(a) Part 1 extends to Northern Ireland only;

(b) Part 2 extends to Scotland only.

(6) Paragraphs 1 and 4 to 12 of Schedule 6 extend to England and Wales only.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the 1964 Act” means the Harbours Act 1964(1);

“the 1980 Act” means the Highways Act 1980(2);

“the 1992 Act” means the Transport and Works Act 1992(3);

“the 2006 Rules” means the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2006(4);

“the commencement date” means the day on which these Regulations come into force.

Amendments

3.  The 1964 Act is amended in accordance with Schedule 1.

4.  The 1980 Act is amended in accordance with Schedule 2.

5.  The 1992 Act is amended in accordance with Schedule 3.

6.  The 2006 Rules are amended in accordance with Schedule 4.

Projects and works in Scotland or Northern Ireland: national defence exemption

7.  Schedule 5 makes provision for the exemption of projects or works from the requirement for an environmental impact assessment under—

(a) the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993;

(b) the Harbour Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(5);

(c) the Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 and the Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (Applications and Objections) Procedure Regulations 2007,

where the sole purpose of the works or projects is national defence.

Transitional provisions

8.  Schedule 6 makes transitional provision in consequence of the amendments made by these Regulations.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Jesse Norman

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

6th November 2017