The Drainage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (“the 2001 Regulations”) provided for the implementation in relation to drainage schemes, drainage works, canal schemes and marina works carried out by certain Northern Ireland Departments of the requirements of Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (O.J. No. L175, 5.7.85, p. 40) as amended by Council Directive 97/11/EC (O.J. No. L73, 14.3.97, p. 5). These Regulations (which revoke and re-enact with amendments the 2001 Regulations) implement the further changes to Council Directive 85/337/EEC made by Council Directive 2003/35/EC (O.J. No. L156, 25.6.2003 p. 17).
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