The Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
These Regulations amend the Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (“the Principal Regulations”) both as a consequence of the coming into operation of the Water Abstraction and Impoundment (Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (“the Abstraction Regulations”) and also to implement, in part, Article 2 of Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on public participation in respect of drawing up certain plans or programmes relating to the environment (O.J. No. L156, 25.6.2003, p.17). That Article amends Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (O.J. No. L73, 14.3.97, p.5),.