Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 164 of 2003). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Groundwater Water abstraction Pollution control Freshwater pollution EIA Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Coming into force on 1 April 2003. Abstract These Regulations complete the implementation, in relation to water management projects for agriculture in England and Wales, of Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment The Regulations impose procedural requirements in relation to the consideration of applications or proposals for an abstraction or impounding licence under Chapter II of Part II of the Water Resources Act 1991 and require consent in other cases. The Environment Agency is the competent authority in England and Wales for these Regulations. Part I of the Regulations contains general provisions. Part II of the Regulations provides the procedure for an EIA. Part III of the Regulations provides for relevant projects which require consent under these Regulations. Part IV of the Regulations applies the Regulations with modifications to licence applications called in by the appropriate Minister and proposals for modification of abstraction or impounding licences. Part V of the Regulations requires determinations of whether a project requires EIA, and environmental statements or further information provided under these Regulations, to be kept in the Agency's register of abstraction and impounding licences. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements 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 Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 3124 of 2006). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006 Keyword: Irrigation, Freshwater pollution, EIA, Access-to-information, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Environmental Civil Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 1159 of 2010). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2010 Keyword: Pollution control, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 583 of 2017). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2017 Keyword: EIA, Cultural heritage, Irrigation, Freshwater pollution, Access-to-information, Sustainable development, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 25 of 2019). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2019 Keyword: EIA, Marine pollution, Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Sustainable development Source: FAO, FAOLEX