Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. III excluded (18.3.2011) by Forth Crossing Act 2011 (asp 2), ss. 20(2), 80(2) (with ss. 69, 78); S.S.I. 2011/38, art. 2, sch.
The Scottish Ministers must not proceed with the construction of a new road for which they are the roads authority if an environmental impact assessment is required for that project in accordance with section 20C—
(a)unless an environmental impact assessment has been carried out, and
(b)in carrying out such an assessment, the Scottish Ministers have taken the environmental information into account.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 20A-20G substituted for ss. 20A, 20B (16.5.2017) by The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/137), regs. 1, 5 (with reg. 12)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2Ss. 20A-20G power to amend or repeal conferred (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 164(3), 255(5), Sch. 14 Pt. 2 (with s. 247)