360. Assessments of environmental impacts.

Pursuant to the EU Directive on Environmental Impact Assessment1 and the powers of the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers2 to legislate in relation to the requirement for an assessment of the impact on the environment of projects likely to have significant effects on the environment and the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna3, provision has been made for the regulation of projects for the restructuring of rural land holdings and projects to increase the productivity for agriculture of uncultivated land