Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. No. 421 of 2007). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2007 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 for Northern Ireland Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. They apply 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 the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The Regulations contain provisions that apply where a project affects a European Site or has transboundary implications. The Regulations also empower the Department 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 Amended by Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. No. 278 of 2008). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2008 Keyword: Agricultural development, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, EIA, Enforcement/compliance, Transboundary effects, Protection of habitats Source: FAO, FAOLEX Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. No. 198 of 2017). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2017 Keyword: Agricultural development, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, Cultural heritage, EIA, Transboundary effects, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Protection of habitats Source: FAO, FAOLEX Environmental Impact Assessment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.R. No. 123 of 2019). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2019 Keyword: EIA, Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Groundwater, Water abstraction, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Ecosystem preservation, Protected area, Protection of habitats Source: FAO, FAOLEX