UK Statutory Instrument SI 2007 United Kingdom

Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007

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Enforced by
MMO
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 40 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 1 carries different penalties and 38 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

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Applicant6 Director or Officer1 Any Person1

Plus 32 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Part 1

INTRODUCTION

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5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Title and commencement
s.001 Extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.002 Proposed activity which would otherwise be a regulated activity
s.003 Fees
Part 2

REGULATED ACTIVITY IN RELATION TO WHICH AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IS (OR MAY BE) REQUIRED

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s.004 Environmental impact assessment Regulated
  • Do not start marine works until EIA consent is grantedApplicant
s.007 Determination: Schedule A1 projects Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must require EIA for Schedule A1 marine projectsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.008 Determination: Schedule A2 projects Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must decide if Schedule A2 projects need EIAStatutory regulator
s.011 Screening opinions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must not process marine licence applications until EIA screening opinion issuedStatutory regulator
6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.005 Requirement of assessment by agreement
s.006 Requirement of assessment by determination
s.009 Projects serving national defence purposes
s.009 Projects in response to a civil emergency
s.010 Exceptions
s.010 Further provisions in relation to Article 2(4) of the EIA Directive
Part 3

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

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s.012 Application for a regulatory approval in relation to a regulated activity Regulated
  • Submit environmental statement and supporting documents for marine works approvalApplicant
s.013 Scoping opinions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator and appropriate authority must wait for full environmental statementStatutory regulator
s.014 Provision of further information Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • MMO must request further information in writing for environmental assessmentsStatutory regulator
s.015 Availability of information held by regulator Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must share relevant environmental information with applicant on requestStatutory regulator
s.015 Co-ordination Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Authority must coordinate EIA and Habitats/Wild Birds assessmentsStatutory regulator
s.016 Publicity Regulated
  • Marine works applicants must comply with publicity directions and provide inspection copiesApplicant
s.017 Consultation on proposed regulated activity Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must circulate consultation material or direct applicant to do soStatutory regulator
s.018 Provision of information to affected EEA States Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must send EIA details to affected EEA StatesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.020 Consultation of EEA States Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must consult affected EEA states on marine worksCrown / Minister / Government department
s.020 Projects in an EEA State likely to have significant transboundary effects Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must consult on transboundary EIA projectsStatutory regulator
s.021 Consideration of representations from the public Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must apply Schedule 5 to each public representationStatutory regulator
s.021 Conclusion about environmental impact Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must conclude on environmental effects before EIA consentStatutory regulator
s.022 The EIA consent decision Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must consider environmental impacts before issuing EIA consentStatutory regulator
s.023 Notification and publication of EIA consent decisions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must notify and publish EIA consent decisionsStatutory regulator
s.024 Effect of EIA consent decision on application and regulatory decision Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must decide marine works application in line with EIA consent and give reasonsStatutory regulator
s.024 Notification and publication of regulatory decisions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must send marine works EIA decisions to interested parties and publish themStatutory regulator
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.019 Provision of information to other EEA States
s.024 Fees in relation to the assessment etc. of the results of monitoring measures
Part 4

OFFENCES

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s.025 Provision of false etc information Prosecution
  • Provide false information to obtain marine EIA consentAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.026 Offences committed by bodies corporate Regulated
  • Officer liable for company's false information offenceDirector or Officer
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.027 Offences committed by Scottish partnerships
Part 5

MISCELLANEOUS

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s.031 Review Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must review Marine Works EIA Regulations and publish reportsCrown / Minister / Government department
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.028 Access to review procedure before a court
s.029 Revocation
s.030 Transitional and saving provisions
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch002 Procedure for reaching a screening opinion Regulated
  • Provide further information when asked for a marine works screening opinionApplicant
s.sch002 Consultation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must consult before issuing screening opinionStatutory regulator
s.sch002 Giving a screening opinion Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must give reasoned screening opinionStatutory regulator
s.sch002 Notification of a screening opinion Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must provide screening opinion within 90 daysCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch002 Availability of screening opinions for inspection Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must publicise screening opinions and add to registerStatutory regulator
s.sch004 Information required where another application has been made Regulated
  • Notify authorities of other applications and provide environmental statements if requestedApplicant
s.sch004 Procedure for reaching a scoping opinion Regulated
  • Supply further information and copies requested for a scoping opinionApplicant
s.sch004 Matters to be considered in reaching a scoping opinion Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must consider listed factors when scoping marine worksStatutory regulator
s.sch004 Consultation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must consult bodies before issuing scoping opinionStatutory regulator
s.sch004 Notification of a scoping opinion Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must send scoping opinion and reasons to applicant and consulteesStatutory regulator
s.sch004 Availability of scoping opinions for inspection Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must publicise scoping opinions on the public registerStatutory regulator
s.sch005 (1) In relation to each representation made pursuant to the... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must consider whether EIA representations are admissibleStatutory regulator
s.sch005 (1) If the appropriate authority concludes in accordance with paragraph... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must consider EIA representations and forward relevant concernsStatutory regulator
s.sch005 (1) If the appropriate authority concludes in accordance with paragraph... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must consider arrangements to resolve representationsStatutory regulator
s.sch005 (1) If either— (a) the appropriate authority concludes in accordance... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must take unresolved EIA representations into accountStatutory regulator
s.sch005 (1) If the appropriate authority instigates a local inquiry in... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • MMO must run a fair local inquiry before deciding marine EIA consentStatutory regulator
s.sch005 (1) If the appropriate authority appoints a person to report... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appropriate authority must notify parties and consider report before EIA consentCrown / Minister / Government department
141 other schedules
s.sch001 Characteristics of the project
s.sch001 Location of the project
s.sch001 Types and characteristics of the potential impact
s.sch002 Request for a screening opinion
s.sch002 Payment of a fee for a screening opinion
s.sch003 A description of the project and of the regulated activity,...
s.sch003 A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1...
s.sch003 A reference list detailing the sources used for the descriptions...
s.sch003 A description of the reasonable alternatives (for example in terms...
s.sch003 A description of the relevant aspects of the current state...
s.sch003 A description of the factors specified in regulation 21A(2)(a) to...
s.sch003 A description of the likely significant effects of the project...
s.sch003 The description of the likely significant effects on the factors...
s.sch003 A description of the forecasting methods or evidence used to...
s.sch003 A description of the measures envisaged to avoid, prevent, reduce...
s.sch003 A description of the expected significant adverse effects of the...
s.sch004 Request for a scoping opinion
s.sch004 Payment of a fee for a scoping opinion
s.sch005 (1) Subsections (2) to (5) of section 250 (power to...
s.schedule a1 para.1 Crude‑oil refineries (excluding undertakings manufacturing only lubricants from crude‑oil) and...
s.schedule a1 para.10 Construction of lines for long‑distance railway traffic and of airports...
s.schedule a1 para.11 Construction of motorways and express roads.
s.schedule a1 para.12 Construction of a new road of four or more lanes,...
s.schedule a1 para.13 Inland waterways and ports for inland‑waterway traffic which permit the...
s.schedule a1 para.14 Trading ports, piers for loading and unloading connected to land...
s.schedule a1 para.15 Waste disposal installations for the incineration, chemical treatment (as defined...
s.schedule a1 para.16 Waste disposal installations for the incineration or chemical treatment (as...
s.schedule a1 para.17 Groundwater abstraction or artificial groundwater recharge schemes where the annual...
s.schedule a1 para.18 Works for the transfer of water resources, other than piped...
s.schedule a1 para.19 In all other cases, works for the transfer of water...
s.schedule a1 para.2 Thermal power stations and other combustion installations with a heat...
s.schedule a1 para.20 Waste water treatment plants with a capacity exceeding 150,000 population...
s.schedule a1 para.21 Extraction of petroleum and natural gas for commercial purposes where...
s.schedule a1 para.22 Dams and other installations designed for the holding back or...
s.schedule a1 para.23 Pipelines with a diameter of more than 800 millimetres and...
s.schedule a1 para.24 Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs with...
s.schedule a1 para.25 Industrial plants for— (a) the production of pulp from timber...
s.schedule a1 para.26 Quarries and open‑cast mining where the surface of the site...
s.schedule a1 para.27 Construction of overhead electrical power lines with a voltage of...
s.schedule a1 para.28 Installations for storage of petroleum, petrochemical or chemical products with...
s.schedule a1 para.29 Storage sites pursuant to Chapter 3 of Part 1 of...
s.schedule a1 para.3 Nuclear power stations and other nuclear reactors including the dismantling...
s.schedule a1 para.30 Installations for the capture of carbon dioxide streams for the...
s.schedule a1 para.31 Any change to or extension of project specified in this...
s.schedule a1 para.32 In this Schedule— “airport” means an airport which complies with...
s.schedule a1 para.4 Installations for the reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuel.
s.schedule a1 para.5 Installations designed— (a) for the production or enrichment of nuclear...
s.schedule a1 para.6 Integrated works for the initial smelting of cast‑iron and steel....
s.schedule a1 para.7 Installations for the production of non‑ferrous crude metals from ore,...
s.schedule a1 para.8 Installations for the extraction of asbestos and for the processing...
s.schedule a1 para.9 Integrated chemical installations, that is to say, installations for the...
s.schedule a2 para.1 Agriculture, silviculture and aquaculture
s.schedule a2 para.10 Extraction of minerals by fluvial or marine dredging;
s.schedule a2 para.11 Deep drillings, in particular— (a) geothermal drilling;
s.schedule a2 para.12 Surface industrial installations for the extraction of coal, petroleum, natural...
s.schedule a2 para.13 Energy
s.schedule a2 para.14 Industrial installations for carrying gas, steam and hot water and...
s.schedule a2 para.15 Surface storage of natural gas.
s.schedule a2 para.16 Underground storage of combustible gases.
s.schedule a2 para.17 Surface storage of fossil fuels.
s.schedule a2 para.18 Industrial briquetting of coal and lignite.
s.schedule a2 para.19 Installations for the processing and storage of radioactive waste (unless...
s.schedule a2 para.2 Projects for the use of uncultivated land or semi-natural areas...
s.schedule a2 para.20 Installations for hydroelectric energy production.
s.schedule a2 para.21 Installations for the harnessing of wind power for energy production...
s.schedule a2 para.22 Installations for the capture of carbon dioxide streams for the...
s.schedule a2 para.23 Production and processing of metals
s.schedule a2 para.24 Installations for the processing of ferrous metals—
s.schedule a2 para.25 Ferrous metal foundries.
s.schedule a2 para.26 Installations for the smelting, including the alloyage, of non-ferrous metals,...
s.schedule a2 para.27 Installations for surface treatment of metals and plastic materials using...
s.schedule a2 para.28 Manufacture and assembly of motor vehicles and manufacture of motor...
s.schedule a2 para.29 Shipyards.
s.schedule a2 para.3 Water management projects for agriculture, including irrigation and land drainage...
s.schedule a2 para.30 Installations for the construction and repair of aircraft.
s.schedule a2 para.31 Manufacture of railway equipment.
s.schedule a2 para.32 Swaging by explosives.
s.schedule a2 para.33 Installations for the roasting and sintering of metallic ores.
s.schedule a2 para.34 Mineral industry
s.schedule a2 para.35 Installations for the manufacture of cement.
s.schedule a2 para.36 Installations for the production of asbestos and the manufacture of...
s.schedule a2 para.37 Installations for the manufacture of glass including glass fibre.
s.schedule a2 para.38 Installations for smelting mineral substances including the production of mineral...
s.schedule a2 para.39 Manufacture of ceramic products by burning, in particular roofing tiles,...
s.schedule a2 para.4 Initial afforestation and deforestation for the purposes of conversion to...
s.schedule a2 para.40 Chemical industry (unless included in Schedule A1)
s.schedule a2 para.41 Production of pesticides and pharmaceutical products, paint and varnishes, elastomers...
s.schedule a2 para.42 Storage facilities for petroleum, petrochemical and chemical products.
s.schedule a2 para.43 Food industry
s.schedule a2 para.44 Packing and canning of animal vegetable products.
s.schedule a2 para.45 Manufacture of dairy products.
s.schedule a2 para.46 Brewing and malting.
s.schedule a2 para.47 Confectionery and syrup manufacture.
s.schedule a2 para.48 Installations for the slaughter of animals.
s.schedule a2 para.49 Industrial starch manufacturing installations.
s.schedule a2 para.5 Intensive livestock installations (unless included in Schedule A1).
s.schedule a2 para.50 Fish-meal and fish-oil factories.
s.schedule a2 para.51 Sugar factories.
s.schedule a2 para.52 Textile, leather, wood and paper industries
s.schedule a2 para.53 Plants for the pre-treatment (operations such as washing, bleaching, mercerisation)...
s.schedule a2 para.54 Plants for the tanning of hides and skins.
s.schedule a2 para.55 Cellulose-processing and production installations.
s.schedule a2 para.56 Rubber industry
s.schedule a2 para.57 Infrastructure projects
s.schedule a2 para.58 Urban development projects, including the construction of shopping centres and...
s.schedule a2 para.59 Construction of intermodal transhipment facilities and of intermodal terminals (unless...
s.schedule a2 para.6 Intensive fish farming.
s.schedule a2 para.60 Construction of railways (unless included in Schedule A1).
s.schedule a2 para.61 Construction of airfields (unless included in Schedule A1).
s.schedule a2 para.62 Construction of roads (unless included in Schedule A1).
s.schedule a2 para.63 Construction of harbours and port installations including fishing harbours (unless...
s.schedule a2 para.64 Inland-waterway construction not included in Schedule A1, canalisation and flood-relief...
s.schedule a2 para.65 Dams and other installations designed to hold water or store...
s.schedule a2 para.66 Tramways, elevated and underground railways, suspended lines or similar lines...
s.schedule a2 para.67 Oil and gas pipeline installations and pipelines for the transport...
s.schedule a2 para.68 Installations of long-distance aqueducts.
s.schedule a2 para.69 Coastal work to combat erosion and maritime works capable of...
s.schedule a2 para.7 Reclamation of land from the sea.
s.schedule a2 para.70 Groundwater abstraction and artificial groundwater recharge schemes not included in...
s.schedule a2 para.71 Works for the transfer of water resources between river basins...
s.schedule a2 para.72 Motorway service areas.
s.schedule a2 para.73 Other projects
s.schedule a2 para.74 Installations for the disposal of waste (unless included in Schedule...
s.schedule a2 para.75 Waste-water treatment plants (unless included in Schedule A1).
s.schedule a2 para.76 Sludge-deposition sites.
s.schedule a2 para.77 Storage of scrap iron, including scrap vehicles.
s.schedule a2 para.78 Test benches for engines, turbines or reactors.
s.schedule a2 para.79 Installations for the manufacture of artificial mineral fibres.
s.schedule a2 para.8 Extractive industry
s.schedule a2 para.80 Installations for the recovery or destruction of explosive substances.
s.schedule a2 para.81 Knackers’ yards.
s.schedule a2 para.82 Tourism and leisure
s.schedule a2 para.83 Marinas.
s.schedule a2 para.84 Holiday villages and hotel complexes outside urban areas and associated...
s.schedule a2 para.85 Theme parks.
s.schedule a2 para.86 Permanent camp sites and caravan sites.
s.schedule a2 para.87 Golf courses and associated developments.
s.schedule a2 para.88 Changes and extensions
s.schedule a2 para.89 Any change to or extension of development of a description...
s.schedule a2 para.9 Underground mining.
s.schedule a2 para.90 Development of a description mentioned in Schedule A1 undertaken exclusively...

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