The Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999

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;”.