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

Marine fish farming

40.—(1) These Regulations apply to an application for planning permission relating to fish farm development subject to the following modifications.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “the consultation bodies” after paragraph (e) insert—

“(f) any district salmon fishery board in whose area the proposed development is to be situated; and

(g) the Scottish Ministers;”; and

(b) after the definition of “the Directive” insert—

““district salmon fishery board” has the meaning given in section 43 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003(1)”.

(3) Regulation 8(2)(a) applies as if for “land” there were substituted “location of the development”.

(4) Regulation 17(2)(a) applies as if for “land” there were substituted “location of the development”.

(5) Regulation 20 does not apply.

(6) Where an application for planning permission relates in part to fish farm development and in part to other development, the modifications specified in this regulation apply only for the purposes of the application to the extent that it relates to fish farm development.

(1)

2003 asp 15.