Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 580 of 2017). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy, Environment gen. Keyword Energy conservation/energy production EIA Access-to-information Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Marine area Cultural heritage Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations make provision with respect to environmental impact assessments to be undertaken in relation to applications for consents for— new offshore generating stations under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 (applications are made to the Marine Management Organisation (the “MMO”)); variations of existing section 36 consents under section 36C of that Act (applications are made either to the Secretary of State or the MMO, depending on who granted the original consent); and consents for overhead electric lines under section 37 of that Act (applications are made to the Secretary of State). The Regulations set out what constitutes EIA development and set out the procedures for an EIA (including screening decisions and scoping opinions). Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. Legislation | European Union | 2011 (2014) Keyword: EIA, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Cultural heritage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (W. S.I. No. 292 (W. 70) of 2019). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2019 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Pollution control, EIA Source: FAO, FAOLEX