Amendment of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999
11.—(1) The Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)–
(a)after the definition of “exempt development”, insert–
““fish farming” means the breeding, rearing or keeping of fish, excluding shellfish;
“fish farm development” means the placing or assembly of any equipment in marine waters for the purposes of fish farming (“equipment” having the same meaning as in section 26(6) of the Act) and any material change of use of equipment so placed or assembled;” and
(b)after the definition of “the land” insert–
““marine waters” means the waters described in paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (6) of section 26 of the Act”.
(3) After regulation 28A (ROMP applications) insert–
S.S.I. 19991/1 as amended by S.S.I. 2002/324, S.S.I. 2003/331, S.S.I. 2004/332, S.S.I. 2006/614. S.S.I. 2006/270 applies S.S.I. 1999/1 to the Crown with modifications including the insertion for the purposes of such application of regulation 28B.