Consultation on transposition of Environmental Impact Assessment Directive: Regulations on offshore hydrocarbon-related developments and on pipe-lines
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a consultation on proposals for implementing amendments to the EU Directive on environmental impact assessments. The proposals will involve the introduction of new UK Regulations which will amend existing Regulations implementing the requirements of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive. The proposals would involve amendments being made to the following Regulations:
The Public Gas Transporter Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999
The Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2000
Draft Regulations are presented which will amend these existing Regulations insofar as they apply to the consenting regimes for offshore hydrocarbon related developments including pipe-lines. This will therefore apply to offshore oil and gas operations, offshore gas unloading and storage operations and offshore carbon dioxide storage operations, as well as and onshore pipe-line projects.
The consultation will end on 16 March 2017. The full consultation and details of how to respond can be found on the BEIS website here.
Source: BEIS