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The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 102

Town And Country Planning

The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

Made

29th March 2017

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

31st March 2017

Coming into force

16th May 2017

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M1, section 40 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 M2 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

They have taken into account the selection criteria in Annex III to Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment M3.

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M11972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3), the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27, and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), schedule 1, Part 1. The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

M21997 c.8. Section 40 was amended by the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 3), section 24(3). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.

M3OJ L 26, 28.1.2012, p.1 as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU.

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