The Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Made: 24th April 2017

Laid before Parliament: 24th April 2017

Coming into force: 16th May 2017

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Citation, commencement and interpretation

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Amendments to the 2003 Regulations

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Amendments to regulation 2

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Amendment to regulation 3

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New regulations 3A to 3C

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Amendments to regulation 4

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Amendments to regulation 5

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Amendments to regulation 6

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Amendments to regulation 7

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New regulation 7A

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Amendment to regulation 8

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Amendment to regulation 13

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Amendment to regulation 15

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Amendment to heading to Part 5

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Amendments to regulation 16

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New regulation 17

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Amendment to Schedule 1

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Amendment to Schedule 2

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Transitional provisions

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SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2

Signed

Thérèse Coffey — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 24th April 2017

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: type=start slip=2017-06-01 time=1496395474024c. 68type=end slip=2017-06-01 time=1496395474024; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2008/301.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2003/164, amended by S.I. 2006/3124, 2010/1159, 2011/1043, 2013/755 (W.90); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00004]: OJ No L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.

[^f00005]: OJ No L 158, 10.6.2013, p. 193.

[^f00006]: OJ No L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7.

[^f00007]: The definition of “consultation bodies” was amended by S.I. 2006/3124, 2013/755 (W. 90).

[^f00008]: Natural England was established by section 1(1) of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16).

[^f00009]: The definition of “EIA Directive” was amended by S.I. 2006/3124.

[^f00010]: OJ No L 26, 28.1.2012, p. 1.

[^f00011]: OJ No L 124, 25.4.2014, p. 1.

[^f00012]: type=start slip=2017-06-01 time=1496395508009c. 8type=end slip=2017-06-01 time=1496395508009. Section 55 was amended by sections 13 and 14 of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 6 to, the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34), S.I. 1999/293 and section 49(1) and paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5).

[^f00013]: S.I. 1999/783, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00014]: S.I. 2010/490, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00015]: Regulation 4 was amended by S.I. 2013/755 (W. 90).

[^f00016]: Regulation 8 was amended by S.I. 2006/3124, 2013/755 (W. 90).

[^f00017]: Section 52(8) of the Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57) was repealed by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9(1) to the Water Act 2003 (c. 37).

[^f00018]: Section 52(7) of the Water Resources Act 1991 was substituted by section 22(6) of the Water Act 2003.

[^f00019]: 2015 c. 26. Section 30(3) was amended by section 19 of the Enterprise Act 2016 (c.12).

[^f00020]: Schedule 1 was amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

[^f00021]: OJ No L 197, 24.7.2012, p. 1.

[^f00022]: OJ No L 219, 25.7.2014, p. 42.

Editorial notes