The Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Policies S

21.—(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 [F1 (with the reference in that Article to Article 5 of the Directive being read as a reference to regulation 5 of the 2015 Regulations)].

(2) In this regulation “relevant policy” means—

(a) the National Planning Framework referred to in section 3A of the 1997 Act M1 ; and

(b) Scottish Planning Policy M2 .

(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.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 21(1)(b) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Town and Country Planning and Electricity Works (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/80), regs. 1, 4(6) (as amended by S.S.I. 2020/310, regs. 1, 2(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 Section 3A was inserted by section 1 of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 17).

M2 Scottish Planning Policy is a statement of the policy of the Scottish Government on land use planning.