Part 3Miscellaneous and general
43Mitigation of environmental impacts
1
The authorised undertaker shall employ all reasonably practicable means to ensure—
a
that the environmental impacts of the construction and operation of the authorised works are not worse than the residual impacts identified in the environmental statement; and
b
that—
i
the additional environmental mitigation measures identified in the promoter's undertakings are carried out; or
ii
the environmental impacts of the construction or operation of the authorised works are not worse than they would have been had the mitigation measures referred to in sub-paragraph (i) been carried out.
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In this section—
“environmental statement” means the environmental statement submitted to the Parliament as an accompanying document with the Bill for this Act;
“the promoter's undertakings” means all undertakings given by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport as Promoter of the Bill for this Act—
- a
to the Committee during the Consideration Stage of the Bill for this Act; or
- b
to any person in connection with that Bill;
- a
“residual impacts” means the environmental impacts of the construction or operation of the authorised works after the mitigation measures proposed in the environmental statement have been carried out.