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(1) To the extent that such responsibility is provided in terms of these regulations, the competent authority shall assume all responsibility assigned to the SEA Audit Team under the Strategic * Environmental Assessment Regulations, 2005 , and shall enjoy all the rights and benefits previously enjoyed by SEA Audit Team with effect from the entry into force of these regulations.

(2) All documents and resources that were the property of the SEA Audit Team shall become the property of the competent authority, without the necessity for the conclusion of any legal procedures.

*revoked by these Regulations. SCHEDULE I

Information referred to in regulation 6(1) information to be provided under regulation 6(1), subject to regulation 6(2) following: outline of the contents, main objectives of the plan or programme and relationship with other relevant plans and programmes; the relevant aspects of the current state of the environment and the likely evolution thereof without implementation of the plan or programme; the environmental characteristics of areas likely to be significantly affected; 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 Directives 79/409/EEC and 92/43/EEC; the environmental protection objectives, established at international, European or national level, which are relevant to the plan or programme and the way those objectives and any environmental considerations have been taken into account during its preparation; the likely significant effects on the environment, including on issues such as biodiversity, population, human health, fauna, flora, soil, water, air, climatic factors, material assets, cultural heritage including architectural and archaeological heritage, landscape and the inter-relationship between the above factors. These effects should include secondary, cumulative, synergistic, short, medium and long-term permanent and temporary, positive and negative effects; the measures envisaged to prevent, reduce and as fully as possible offset any significant adverse effects on the environment of implementing the plan or programme; 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 know-how, encountered in compiling the required information; description of the measures envisaged concerning monitoring in accordance with regulation 11; non-technical summary of the information provided under the above headings. SCHEDULE II

Criteria for determining the likely significance of effects referred to in regulation 4(5)