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24Assessment of environmental effects1

The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 is amended as follows.

2

In section 40 (assessment of environmental effects)—

a

in subsection (1), after “effects” insert “ , including effects on biodiversity, ”,

b

after subsection (4) insert—

4A

In subsection (1), “effects on biodiversity” includes the net positive effects on biodiversity that would be likely to result from the development.

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