Prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes: strategic environmental assessment - environmental report

8 Appendix B: SEA Compliance Checklist*

Environmental Report Requirements

Relevant sections of the Environmental Assessment Act: 14 (2) The report shall identify, describe and evaluate the likely significant effects on the environment of implementing—

(a) the proposals in the plan or programme; and

Section(s) of this report: 5 Assessment of likely environmental impacts

(b) reasonable alternatives to the plan or programme.

Section(s) of this report: 3.3 Consideration of reasonable alternatives

Relevant sections of the Environmental Assessment Act: 14 (3) The report shall include such of the information specified in schedule 3 as may reasonably be required.

Information referred to in schedule 3

Relevant sections of the Environmental Assessment Act: 1. An outline of the contents and main objectives of the plan or programme, and of its relationship (if any) with other qualifying plans and programmes.

Section(s) of this report: 2.1 Background and 4 Environmental baseline and related PPS

Relevant sections of the Environmental Assessment Act: 2. The relevant aspects of the current state of the environment;

and the likely evolution thereof without implementation of the plan or programme.

Section(s) of this report: 4 Environmental baseline and related PPS

Relevant sections of the Environmental Assessment Act: 3. The environmental characteristics of areas likely to be significantly affected.

Section(s) of this report: 4 Environmental baseline and related PPS

Relevant sections of the Environmental Assessment Act: 4. Any existing environmental problems which are relevant to the plan or programme including, in particular, those relating to any areas of a particular environmental importance, such as areas designated pursuant to Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds and Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna (as last amended by Council Directive 97/62/EC).

Section(s) of this report: 4 Environmental baseline and related PPS

Relevant sections of the Environmental Assessment Act: 5. The environmental protection objectives, established at international, Community or Member State level, which are relevant;

and the way those objectives and any environmental considerations have been taken into account during its preparation.

Section(s) of this report: 4 Environmental baseline and related PPS

Relevant sections of the Environmental Assessment Act: 6. The likely significant effects on the environment, including—

a) on issues such as –

i) biodiversity and natural heritage;

ii) population;

iii) human health;

iv) fauna;

v) flora;

vi) soil;

vii) water;

viii)air;

ix) climatic factors;

x) material assets;

xi) cultural heritage and historic environment, including architectural and archaeological heritage;

xii) landscape;

xiii)the inter-relationship between the issues referred to in heads (i) to (xii).

b) short, medium and long-term effects.

c) permanent and temporary effects.

d) positive and negative effects.

e) secondary, cumulative and synergistic effects.

Section(s) of this report: 5 Assessment of likely environmental impacts

Relevant sections of the Environmental Assessment Act: 7. The measures envisaged to prevent, reduce and as fully as possible offset any significant adverse effects on the environment of implementing the marine spatial plan or programme.

Section(s) of this report: 6 Maximisation of benefits, mitigation, monitoring, and evaluation

Relevant sections of the Environmental Assessment Act: 8. An outline of the reasons for selecting the alternatives dealt with, and a description of how the assessment was undertaken including any difficulties (such as technical deficiencies or lack of expertise) encountered in compiling the required information.

Section(s) of this report: 3.3 Consideration of reasonable alternatives

Relevant sections of the Environmental Assessment Act: 9. A description of the measures envisaged concerning monitoring in accordance with section 19.

Section(s) of this report: 6.2 Monitoring and evaluation

Relevant sections of the Environmental Assessment Act: 10. A non-technical summary

Section(s) of this report: 1 Non-technical summary