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The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1994

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Regulation 2

SCHEDULEAMENDMENTS TO THE 1988 REGULATIONS

1.  In regulation 4(1) in the definition of “special road”, for “a special road” substitute “any road in respect of which an assignation has been granted under section 28(1) of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991(1) and any other road”.

2.  In regulation 5(a) before “do not apply” insert “in accordance with Article 2(3) of Council Directive 85/337 EEC”(2).

3.  In regulation 6–

(a)in paragraph (2) at the end add “and state in their decision that they have done so.”; and

(b)in place of paragraph (3), substitute “Subject to any direction by the Secretary of State, for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) the planning authority shall decide whether the proposed development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment by virtue inter alia of its nature, size or location.”.

4.  In regulation 16(6)–

(a)after the words “where the” insert the words “the Secretary of State is or the”; and

(b)after the words “to be incurred by” insert the words “the Secretary of State or”.

5.  In regulation 18–

(a)in paragraph (1)(b) for “and of the environmental statement” substitute “and 3 copies of the environmental statement”; and

(b)in paragraph (2) in place of “3 additional copies” substitute “5 additional copies”.

6.  In regulation 21 for “a copy” and “one” substitute “three copies”.

7.  In regulation 22 after paragraph (1) insert the following paragraph:–

(1A) Where further information is requested in accordance with paragraph (1), except insofar as such further information is required to be provided for the purposes of a local inquiry held under the Act and the request for such further information states that it is to be provided for such purposes, regulations 17, 18 and 19 shall apply to the submission of such further information as they apply to the submission of an environmental statement subject to any necessary modifications and regulation 16 shall similarly apply subject to substitution of “in Schedule 6” in place of “in Schedule 5”..

8.  At the end of regulation 28(3) insert “and the Secretary of State shall consider the environmental statement and issue a decision as to whether or not to require the planning authority to make an application to him for planning permission and shall state in his decision that he has considered such statement.”.

9.  In place of regulation 29 substitute the following:–

“In cases where paragraph (1) of regulation 28 applies the Secretary of State when he grants planning permission under section 32 for development by a planning authority or issues a decision not to require the planning authority to make an application to him for planning permission shall inform the authorities, bodies or persons consulted under regulation 27(3) of that decision.”.

10.  In regulation 35–

(a)in paragraph (2) at the end insert “and states in his decision that he has done so.”; and

(b)in place of paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following:–

(3) Subject to any direction by the Secretary of State, for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) the Secretary of State shall decide after consultation with the planning authority whether the proposed development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment by virtue inter alia of its nature, size or location..

11.  In regulation 36(b) after the words “be exempt from these Regulations” insert “in accordance with Article 2(3) of Council Directive 85/337/EEC”.

12.  In regulation 40(1) in place of “submits an environmental statement to the Secretary of State the applicant shall send a copy” substitute “provides an environmental statement, he shall also provide the Secretary of State with 2 copies of the statement and shall provide one copy of the statement”.

13.  In regulation 43 after paragraph (1) insert the following paragraph:–

(1A) Where further information is requested in accordance with paragraph (1), except insofar as such information is required to be provided for the purposes of a public inquiry held under the Electricity Act 1989(3) and the request for such further information states that it is to be provided for such purposes, regulations 40 to 42 shall apply to the submission of such further information as they apply to the submission of an environmental statement, subject to any necessary modifications..

14.  In regulation 48–

(a)in place of paragraph (2) substitute–

(2) The development corporation shall not decide to carry out nor shall they grant authorisation of a specific development to which this regulation applies, unless they have taken into consideration environmental information in respect of the proposed specific development and in their decision to carry out specific development, or, as the case may be, in the grant of authorisation they shall state that they have taken account of the environmental information.; and

(b)in place of paragraph (3) substitute–

(3) Subject to any direction by the Secretary of State, for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) the development corporation shall decide whether the proposed development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment by virtue inter alia of its nature, size or location..

15.  In regulation 49(b) after “from these Regulations” insert “in accordance with Article 2(3) of Council Directive 85/337/EEC”.

16.  In regulation 53–

(a)in paragraph (1)(b) for “of the environmental statement” substitute “3 copies of the environmental statement”; and

(b)in paragraph (2) for “3 additional copies” substitute “5 additional copies”.

17.  In regulation 54 after paragraph (1) insert the following paragraph:–

(1A) Where further information is requested in accordance with paragraph (1), regulations 51 to 53 shall apply to the submission of such further information as they apply to the submission of an environmental statement, subject to any necessary modifications..

18.  In regulation 59 the following shall be substituted in place of sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1):–

(a)they shall provide 3 copies thereof to, and serve a notice in accordance with paragraph (2) on, the Secretary of State;

(aa)they shall provide a copy thereof to, and serve a notice in accordance with paragraph (2) on,–

(i)each authority, body or person mentioned in Schedule 4 as appears relevant to the development corporation;

(i)any person who holds a notifiable interest in neighbouring land; and

(iii)such other person, if any, appearing to the development corporation to have an interest; and.

19.  In regulation 60(1) in place of the words from the beginning to “to be carried out by themselves,” substitute “The development corporation shall take into account the environmental information in making their determination in respect of a proposed specific development to be carried out by themselves and shall state in their decision that they have done so, and”.

20.  For regulation 64(2) substitute–

“For the purposes of this Part of these Regulations”drainage works to which these Regulations apply “means drainage works which the Secretary of State has decided would have significant effects on the environment by virtueinter alia of their size, nature or location and which require to be authorised under the Act.”.

21.  In regulation 65–

(a)in place of “drainage works which are likely to have a significant effect on the environment by virtue inter alia of their nature, size or location” substitute “drainage works to which these Regulations apply”; and

(b)at the end insert, “If the Secretary of State decides to make such an improvement order he shall inform every owner of agricultural land situated in the area to which the improvement order relates of his decision and he shall state in his decision that he has taken into consideration the said environmental information.”.

22.  In regulation 67(1)–

(a)in place of “drainage works likely to have a significant effect on the environment by virtue inter alia of their nature, size or location” substitute “drainage works to which these Regulations apply”; and

(b)after “an environmental statement” insert “, together with two additional copies,”.

23.  In regulation 68–

(a)insert “(1)” at the beginning; and

(b)insert at the end the following paragraph:–

(2) Where further information is requested in accordance with paragraph (1), regulation 67(2) shall apply to the submission of such further information as it applies to the submission of an environmental statement..

24.  In paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 after sub-paragraph (k) insert the following sub-paragraph:–

(l)a wind generator..

25.  In paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 after sub-paragraph (j) insert the following sub-paragraphs:–

(k)a motorway service area;

(l)coast protection works..

26.  After Schedule 5 insert the following schedule:–

Regulation 22(1A)

SCHEDULE 6THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 1988 NOTICE UNDER REGULATION 16 AS APPLIED BY REGULATION 22(1A)

(2)

OJ No. L175, 5.7.85, p.40.

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