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Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005

2005 asp 15 · Enacted 14 December 2005 · Extends to Scotland

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An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for the assessment of the environmental effects of certain plans and programmes, including plans and programmes to which Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relates; and for connected purposes.

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 9th November 2005 and received Royal Assent on 14th December 2005C1

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C1

Act: power to amend or repeal conferred (26.12.2023) by Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 164(3), 255(5), Sch. 14 Pt. 2 (with s. 247)

Contents

  1. Part 1: Environmental assessment for plans and programmes
  2. 1Requirement for environmental assessment
  3. 2Responsible authorities
  4. 3Consultation authorities
  5. 4Plans and programmes
  6. 5Qualifying plans and programmes
  7. 6Types of excluded plans and programmes
  8. 7Exemptions: pre-screening
  9. 8Exemptions: screening
  10. 9Screening: procedure
  11. 10Screening: publicity for determinations
  12. 11Directions as regards plans and programmes
  13. 12Restriction on adoption or submission
  14. 13Relationship with other assimilated law requirements
  15. Part 2: Environmental reports and consultation
  16. 14Preparation of environmental report
  17. 15Scoping
  18. 16Consultation procedures
  19. 17Account to be taken of environmental report etc.
  20. Part 3: Post-adoption procedures
  21. 18Information as to adoption of a qualifying plan or programme
  22. 19Monitoring of implementation of qualifying plans and programmes
  23. Part 4: Miscellaneous
  24. 20Annual reports
  25. Part 5: General
  26. 21Crown application
  27. 22Orders
  28. 23Ancillary provision
  29. 24Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (Scotland) Regulations 2004
  30. 25Interpretation
  31. 26Commencement and short title
  32. Schedule 1: Projects
  33. Part 1
  34. Particular projects
  35. 1Paragraph 1
  36. 2Paragraph 2
  37. 3Paragraph 3
  38. 4Paragraph 4
  39. 5Paragraph 5
  40. 6Paragraph 6
  41. 7Paragraph 7
  42. 8Paragraph 8
  43. 9Paragraph 9
  44. 10Paragraph 10
  45. 11Paragraph 11
  46. 12Paragraph 12
  47. 13Paragraph 13
  48. 14Paragraph 14
  49. 15Paragraph 15
  50. 16Paragraph 16
  51. 17Paragraph 17
  52. 18Paragraph 18
  53. 19Paragraph 19
  54. 20Paragraph 20
  55. 21Paragraph 21
  56. General
  57. 22Paragraph 22
  58. Part 2
  59. Agriculture, silviculture and aquaculture
  60. 23Paragraph 23
  61. Extractive industry
  62. 24Paragraph 24
  63. Energy industry
  64. 25Paragraph 25
  65. Production and processing of metals
  66. 26Paragraph 26
  67. Mineral industry
  68. 27Paragraph 27
  69. Chemical industry
  70. 28Paragraph 28
  71. Food industry
  72. 29Paragraph 29
  73. Textile, leather, wood and paper industries
  74. 30Paragraph 30
  75. Rubber industry
  76. 31Paragraph 31
  77. Infrastructure projects
  78. 32Paragraph 32
  79. Tourism and leisure
  80. 33Paragraph 33
  81. Miscellaneous projects
  82. 34Paragraph 34
  83. 35Paragraph 35
  84. 36Paragraph 36
  85. 37Paragraph 37
  86. 38Paragraph 38
  87. 39Paragraph 39
  88. 40Paragraph 40
  89. 41Paragraph 41
  90. 42Paragraph 42
  91. General
  92. 43Paragraph 43
  93. Interpretation
  94. 44Paragraph 44
  95. Schedule 2: Criteria for determining the likely significance of effects on the environment
  96. 1Paragraph 1
  97. 2Paragraph 2
  98. Schedule 3: Information for environmental reports
  99. 1Paragraph 1
  100. 2Paragraph 2
  101. 3Paragraph 3
  102. 4Paragraph 4
  103. 5Paragraph 5
  104. 6Paragraph 6
  105. 7Paragraph 7
  106. 8Paragraph 8
  107. 9Paragraph 9
  108. 10Paragraph 10