The Environmental Impact Assessment (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Harbours, Highways and Transport) Regulations 2017
1Citation, commencement and extent
2Interpretation
3Amendments
4The 1980 Act is amended in accordance with Schedule 2....
5The 1992 Act is amended in accordance with Schedule 3....
6The 2006 Rules are amended in accordance with Schedule 4....
7Projects and works in Scotland or Northern Ireland: national defence exemption
8Transitional provisions
SCHEDULE 1Amendments to the 1964 Act
1The 1964 Act is amended as follows.
2In section 17 (procedure for making harbour revision and empowerment...
3In section 17D (harbour closure orders: procedure), in subsection (2)—...
4In section 42A (power to make orders delegating functions), after...
5(1) Section 44 (limitation of right to challenge harbour revision...
6(1) Section 44, as it applies in relation to Scotland,...
7(1) Section 48 (service of documents) is amended as follows....
8(1) Part 1 of Schedule 3 (harbour revision orders made...
SCHEDULE 2Amendments to the Highways Act 1980
1Part 5A of the 1980 Act (environmental impact assessments) is...
2Before section 105A insert— Interpretation (1) In this Part — “Annex” means an Annex to...
3For section 105A substitute— Screening of projects for constructing or...
4For section 105B substitute— Publication of screening decision and environmental...
5(1) Section 105C is amended as follows.
6After section 105C insert— Conclusion about environmental impact of a...
7In section 105D, in subsection (1), for “Secretary of State...
SCHEDULE 3Amendments to the Transport and Works Act 1992
1Part 1 of the 1992 Act is amended as follows....
2In section 6 (applications for orders under section 1 or...
3In section 13— (a) in the heading, after “or 3”...
4After section 13 insert— Environmental impact assessment: definitions (1) This section defines certain terms used in this Part....
5(1) Section 14 (publicity for making or refusal of orders)...
SCHEDULE 4Amendments to the 2006 Rules
1The Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and...
2In rule 4(1) (interpretation and notices)— (a) for the definition...
3In rule 7(1), 7(2), 8(8), 10(2)(g), 10(9), 13(8)(f), 16(6)(b), 17(1),...
4In rule 7 (the requirement for environmental statement and screening...
5After rule 7, insert— Environmental impact assessment (1) The environmental impact assessment is a process consisting of—...
6In rule 8(4) (scoping opinion)— (a) in the opening words,...
7After rule 8 insert— Coordination where application requires appropriate assessment...
8For rule 11 (Environmental statements: provision of information), substitute— Environmental...
9In rule 13(4) (deposit of copy application etc. with others)—...
10In rule 14 (publicity for application), after paragraph (4) insert—...
11For rule 16(8) (developments likely to have significant effects on...
12After rule 28 (applications relating solely to Wales) insert— Review...
13For Schedule 1 (information to be included in environmental statements)...
14In Schedule 7 (proposals for orders under section 7)—
SCHEDULE 5Projects and works in Scotland and Northern Ireland: national defence exemptions
PART 1Projects and works in Northern Ireland
1Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993: national defence exemption
2Harbour Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003: national defence exemption
PART 2Works in Scotland
3Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 and the Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (Applications and Objections Procedure) Rules 2007: national defence exemption
SCHEDULE 6Transitional provisions and savings
PART 1The 1964 Act
1Orders made under section 42A of the 1964 Act
2Applications for harbour revision orders, harbour empowerment orders or closure orders
3Proposals for closure orders made otherwise than on the application of a harbour authority
PART 2The 1980 Act
4Existing projects for constructing or improving highways which are not screened before the commencement date
5Exemptions for existing projects
6Projects for constructing or improving highways which are screened before the commencement date
PART 3The 1992 Act and the 2006 Rules
7Requests for a screening decision made before the commencement date
8Requests for a scoping opinion made before the commencement date
9Applications for orders under sections 1 and 3 of the 1992 Act
10Existing proposals: screening decision
11Existing proposals: scoping opinion
12Existing proposals: other procedural requirements

2017 No. 1070

Harbours, Docks, Piers And Ferries
Environmental Protection
Harbours, Docks, Piers And Ferries, Northern Ireland
Environmental Protection, Northern Ireland

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

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721, sections 8 and 9 of the Electronic Communications Act 20002 and section 105 of the Deregulation Act 20153.

The Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the 1972 Act in relation to the environment4.

The Secretary of State considers that the authorisation of the use of electronic communications by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations is such that the extent (if any) to which records of things done for the purpose will be available will be no less satisfactory where use is made of electronic communications than in other cases.