Planning and Development (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 436 of 2004).

These Regulations carry into effect in Ireland Directive 2001/42/EC of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment insofar as the Directive relates to land-use planning. The Regulations concern the consideration of the likely significant effects on the environment of specified public development plans. The Regulations prescribe procedures and contents of environmental reporting, monitoring and assessment in relation to each type of plan. A consideration of transboundary environmental effects in specified cases is also made.