The Town and Country Planning (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2009

Amendment of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999

3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (6), the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2) Omit regulation 2A(4)(b) (use of electronic communications).

(3) In regulation 19 (further information and evidence relating to environmental statements)—

(a) in paragraph (2) omit–

(i) “or” at the end of paragraph (a);

(ii) paragraph (b); and

(iii) “or appeal procedure as the case may be”; and

(b) in paragraph (2A) omit “or for the purposes of an appeal under section 130 of the Act” and “or appeal procedure as the case may be”.

(4) Omit regulations 29 to 39 (unauthorised development).

(5) In regulation 43 (application to the Court of Session), omit “or 29”.

(6) Regulations 2A(4)(b), 19(2) and (2A), 29 to 39 and 43 continue to have effect in relation to an appeal made under section 130 (appeal against enforcement notice) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 in respect of which notice of appeal was given to the Scottish Ministers under section 130(2) before 3rd August 2009 as they had effect immediately before the date on which these Regulations come into force.

(1)

S.S.I. 1999/1 as relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2004/332 and 2006/614.