PART 4Policies and public participation
Policies21
1
In formulating any relevant policy, the Scottish Ministers must ensure that the following matters are taken into account:—
a
the objectives of preventing major accidents and limiting the consequences of such accidents for human health and the environment; and
b
the matters referred to in Article 13(2) of the Directive.
2
In this regulation “relevant policy” means—
a
the National Planning Framework referred to in section 3A of the 1997 Act19; and
b
Scottish Planning Policy20.
3
Expressions appearing in this regulation and in the Directive have the same meaning for the purposes of this regulation as they have for the purposes of the Directive.