Section 105AB: Publication of screening decisions: projects not to be subject to an environmental impact assessment

Highways Act 1980 · 1980 c. 66View on legislation.gov.uk

Part VA: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

The project authority must publish a notice of—

any determination that the exemption in section 105AA(6) applies to a project;
any determination that a relevant project of a type specified in Annex II should not be made subject to an environmental impact assessment.

A notice under subsection (1)(a) must—

state the reasons for the determination, and
state whether another form of assessment of the effects of the project on the environment is considered appropriate.

A notice under subsection (1)(b) must—

state the reasons for the determination with reference to the relevant selection criteria set out in Annex III, and
include a description of any features of the project, or other measures, which are proposed by the authority to avoid or prevent significant adverse effects on the environment.

If the project authority publishes a notice under subsection (1)(a), the project authority must publish the results of any other assessment considered appropriate for the purposes of section 105AA(7).

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