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The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1988

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Specific development by development corporation

57.—(1) Before the development corporation carries out work on a specific development, they shall consider whether if it were the subject of a specific development application it would be an application to which regulation 48 applies and shall consult such of the authorities, bodies or persons mentioned in Schedule 4 as they consider appropriate.

(2) Any consultation under paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by—

(a)a plan sufficient to identify the land on which the proposed specific development would be carried out; and

(b)a brief description of the nature and purpose of the proposed specific development and of its possible effects on the environment.

(3) Subject to any direction by the Secretary of State, where the development corporation consider that the proposed specific development, if it were the subject of a specific development application, would be an application to which regulation 48 applies, the development corporation shall prepare an environmental statement in respect of the proposed specific development.

(4) Where the development corporation consider that the proposed specific development, if it were the subject of a specific development application, would not be an application to which regulation 48 applies, they shall inform the Secretary of State of their view before carrying out work on the specific development.

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