Co-ordination of assessmentsS
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)