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PART 5SAmendments to the Forestry (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

69.  The Forestry (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 M1 are amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 69 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)(b)

Marginal Citations

70.  In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “Union legislation”, for “from time to time created or arising by or under the EU treaties” substitute “ under retained EU law ”.

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I2Reg. 70 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)(b)

71.  In regulation 5(1)(b), for “Parts 4, 5, 6 and, where relevant, 7” substitute “ Parts 4, 5 and 6 ”.

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I3Reg. 71 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)(b)

72.  In regulation 7(3), for “, 19(1)(b) or, where relevant, regulation 27” substitute “ or 19(1)(b) ”.

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I4Reg. 72 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)(b)

73.  In regulation 18(2)(b), omit “ and, where relevant, state that it is likely to have significant effects on the environment in another EEA State”.

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I5Reg. 73 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)(b)

74.  In regulation 24(2)(e)(ii), omit—

(a)“and, where relevant, Part 7”, and

(b)“, in particular comments received from an EEA State pursuant to consultation under regulation 27,”.

Commencement Information

I6Reg. 74 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)(b)

75.  In regulation 26, omit paragraph (3).

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I7Reg. 75 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)(b)

76.  Omit Part 7.

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I8Reg. 76 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)(b)

77.  In regulation 32—

(a)in paragraph (3), omit “(except in a case referred to in paragraph (4))”, and

(b)omit paragraph (4).

Commencement Information

I9Reg. 77 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)(b)

78.  In schedule 3—

(a)in paragraph 6, for the words from “at Union or Member State level” to the end substitute “ in retained EU law or under other national enactments (including under an Act of the Scottish Parliament and an instrument made under such an Act) ”, and

(b)in paragraph 9, for the second sentence substitute “ Relevant information available and obtained through risk assessments pursuant to retained EU law or Scottish environmental assessments may be used for this purpose provided that the requirements of any law that implemented the Directive are met. ”.

Commencement Information

I10Reg. 78 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)(b)