Maritime Area Planning Act 2021

Legal acts of European Union given effect to by this Act

4. Effect or further effect, as the case may be, is given to by this Act to an act specified in the Table to this section, adopted by an institution of the European Union or, where appropriate, to part of such an act:

Table

Item No.

(1)

Directive

(2)

1.

Habitats Directive.

2.

Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 27 June 20013 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment.

3.

Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 20034 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EC.

4.

Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 20035 providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC.

5.

Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 20086 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) as amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2017/845 of 17 May 2017.

6.

Birds Directive.

7.

Environmental Impact Assessment Directive.

8.

Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 20147 amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.

9.

MSP Directive.

3 OJ No. L197, 21.7.2001, p. 30

4 OJ No. L41, 14.2.2003, p. 26

5 OJ No. L156, 25.6.2003, p. 17

6 OJ No. L164, 25.6.2008, p. 19

7 OJ No. L124, 25.4.2014, p. 1