PART IIIROADS

Section 151

51.  Section 151(1) shall be amended as follows–

(a)the definition of “appropriate environmental body” shall be deleted and at the appropriate place there shall be inserted–

• ““consultation bodies” means–

  (a)

  the appropriate planning authority where the proposed project is likely to affect land in their area;

  (b)

  Scottish Natural Heritage;

  (c)

  the Scottish Environment Protection Agency established under section 20 of the Environment Act 1995; and

  (d)

  Historic Scotland;”;

(b)for the definition of “environmental assessment” there shall be substituted–

““environmental impact assessment” means an assessment in accordance with Council Directive No. 85/377/EEC as amended by Council Directive No. 97/11/EC;”;

(c)for the definition of “environmental statement” there shall be substituted–

““environmental statement” means a statement containing the information required by section 20A(7) or (8) of this Act;”.