36.—(1) Where in relation to EIA development there is, in addition to the requirement for an environmental impact assessment to be carried out in accordance with these Regulations, also a requirement to carry out a habitats regulation assessment, the Scottish Ministers must, where appropriate, ensure that the habitats regulation assessment and the environmental impact assessment are co-ordinated.
(2) In this regulation, a “habitats regulation assessment” means an assessment under regulation [F163] of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations [F22017].
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 36(2) substituted (18.12.2017) by The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/451), regs. 1, 2(4)(a)
F2Word in reg. 36(2) substituted (18.12.2017) by The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/451), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)