UK Statutory Instrument SI 1999 England and Wales

Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999

The Environmental Assessment (Forestry) Regulations 1998, S.I. 1998/1731, (“the 1998 Regulations”) provided for the implementation in relation to forestry projects in Great Britain of Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. The present Regulations have been made to implement, …

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Enforced by
Forestry Commission, NRW
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 12 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 11 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

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Any Person3 Applicant2

Plus 7 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

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s.004 Restriction on relevant projects Regulated
  • Obtain consent before carrying out relevant forestry projectsAny Person
s.004 Exceptional circumstances Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Publish forestry EIA exemption decisions with reasonsStatutory regulator
s.007 Directions by the appropriate Authority Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate Authority must give EIA screening direction within 28 daysCrown / Minister / Government department
s.011 In paragraphs (7) and (10), “ the WFD Regulations ”... Regulated
  • You must provide further environmental information requested by the forestry bodyApplicant
s.012 Assistance in preparation of environmental statements Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Share environmental information with consent applicantsStatutory regulator
s.013 Publicity Regulated
  • Publish a notice for a forestry consent applicationAny Person
s.014 Information for an EEA State Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Forestry regulators must inform and consult affected EEA StatesStatutory regulator
s.015 Determination of applications Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Forestry body must determine EIA consent applications fairly and within reasonable timeStatutory regulator
s.016 Notification of decisions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Forestry bodies must notify and publish decisions on EIA consent applicationsStatutory regulator
s.022 Penalties for non-compliance with enforcement notices Prosecution
  • Fail to comply with forestry enforcement noticeAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.024 Registers of opinions, directions, determinations etc. for public inspection Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Forestry Commission and NRW must keep public registers of EIA decisionsStatutory regulator
20 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Title, commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Interpretation of “relevant project”
s.003 Prior basic notification to the appropriate forestry body
s.003 Prior full notification to the appropriate forestry body
s.004 National defence and civil emergencies
s.005 Application for an opinion whether a project is a relevant project
s.006 Opinions of the appropriate forestry body
s.008 Effect of directions and opinions
s.009 Request as to the information to be included in an environmental statement
s.009 Co-ordination
s.010 Applications for consent
s.017 Appeals against decisions of the appropriate forestry body
s.018 Conditions to be included in every consent
s.019 Application to the court by person aggrieved
s.020 Enforcement notices
s.021 Appeals against enforcement notices
s.023 Power of entry and default powers
s.025 Revocation and transitional provisions
s.026 Review: England
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch001 The description of the likely significant effects on the factors... Regulated
  • Describe all significant environmental effects in your environmental statementApplicant
21 other schedules
s.sch001 Description of the project, including in particular—
s.sch001 A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1...
s.sch001 A reference list detailing the sources used for the descriptions...
s.sch001 A description of the reasonable alternatives (for example in terms...
s.sch001 A description of the relevant aspects of the current state...
s.sch001 A description of the factors specified in paragraph 1 of...
s.sch001 A description of the likely significant effects of the project...
s.sch001 A description of the forecasting methods or evidence used to...
s.sch001 A description of the measures envisaged to avoid, prevent, reduce...
s.sch001 A description of the expected significant adverse effects of the...
s.sch002 Interpretation
s.sch002 Descriptions of projects in England not likely to have significant effects on the environment
s.sch002 Thresholds for identification of projects in Wales not likely to have significant effects on the environment
s.sch002 Thresholds for extending projects
s.sch002 Consideration of thresholds in other cases where project adjoins or is near another project
s.sch002a A description of the project including, in particular—
s.sch002a A description of the aspects of the environment likely to...
s.sch002a A description of any likely significant effects of the project...
s.sch003 Characteristics of the project
s.sch003 Location of the project
s.sch003 Types and characteristics of the potential impact

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