Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 2362 of 2006). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Agricultural development Abandoned land/unoccupied land EIA Enforcement/compliance Transboundary effects Protection of habitats Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations implement Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment in relation to projects for the restructuring of rural land holdings and projects for the use of uncultivated land and semi-natural areas for intensive agricultural purposes. They also implement Council Directive 1992/43/EEC insofar as those projects affect sites protected by that Directive. Before the beginning of a project to which these Regulations apply, a screening decision and consent must be obtained from Natural England. The Regulations contain provisions that apply where a project affects a European Site or has transboundary implications. The Regulations also empower Natural England to issue stop notices or remediation notices and prescribe offences. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora Legislation | European Union | 1992 (2013) Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Protected area, Biodiversity, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Management/conservation, Endangered species, Hunting/capture, Hunting gear/hunting methods, Data collection/reporting, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. Legislation | European Union | 1985 Keyword: EIA, Authorization/permit, Land-use planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 2522 of 2006). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006 Keyword: Agricultural development, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, EIA, Enforcement/compliance, Transboundary effects, Protection of habitats Source: FAO, FAOLEX