# The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017, Introduction: Introductory text


Electricity
Made 30th March 2017
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 31st March 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 36C(2) of the Electricity Act 1989 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/ssi/2017/101/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-works-environmental-impact-assessment-scotland-regulations-2017/introduction
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