The Environmental Impact Assessment (Transport) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Amendment of the Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (Applications and Objections Procedure) Rules 2007

4.—(1) The Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (Applications and Objections Procedure) Rules 2007(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In rule 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “relevant assessment” for “Union legislation” substitute “legislation in Scotland”,

(b) omit the definition of “Union legislation”.

(3) In rule 2A(3)(b) (environmental impact assessment), after “under” insert “any law in Scotland that implemented”.

(4) In rule 9(4) (environmental impact assessment report), omit “Union legislation or” .

(5) In rule 12(10)(b) (publicity for application), for “another” substitute “an”.

(6) In rule 14 (developments likely to have significant effects on the environment of another part of the United Kingdom or certain other states)—

(a) in paragraphs (1) and (4), for “another” wherever it occurs substitute “a”,

(b) in paragraph (7)(a), for “referred to in Article 6(1) of the Directive” substitute “in that State that the State has specified as authorities to be consulted”.

(7) In schedule 1 (information for inclusion in environmental impact assessment reports)—

(a) in paragraph 6 for “at European Union or Member State level” substitute “in retained EU law or otherwise under the law of any part of the United Kingdom”,

(b) in paragraph 9—

(i) omit the words from “Union legislation such as” to “pursuant to”,

(ii) after “requirements of” insert “any law that implemented”.

(8) In schedule 5 (proposals for orders by virtue of section 6)—

(a) in paragraph 11A(a), for “another” substitute “an”,

(b) in paragraph 30, for “another” wherever it occurs substitute “a”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2007/570, as relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2017/74 and S.S.I. 2019/322.