# The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, Introduction: Introductory text


These draft Regulations supersede the draft Regulations of the same title which were laid before the Scottish Parliament on 8th March 2017 and published on 9th March 2017 (ISBN 978-0-11-103494-1). They are being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those draft Regulations.
Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under paragraph 2 of schedule 2 of the European Communities Act 1972 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Road Traffic
Made 2017
Coming into force 16th May 2017
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, section 56 of the Finance Act 1973 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
They have taken into account the selection criteria in Annex III to Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2017/9780111035160/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-roads-scotland-act-1984-environmental-impact-assessment-regulations-2017/introduction
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