# Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005, Section 12: Restriction on adoption or submission


(1) A qualifying plan or programme shall not be—
(a) adopted; or
(b) submitted to a legislative procedure for the purposes of its adoption,
before the requirements of such provisions of Part 2 of this Act as apply in relation to that plan or programme have been met.
(2) A plan or programme in respect of which a determination is required under section 8(1) shall not be adopted, or submitted to a legislative procedure for the purpose of its adoption, unless either—
(a) the requirements of subsection (1) have been met; or
(b) the determination under section 8(1) is that the plan or programme is unlikely to have significant environmental effects.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/15/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-assessment-scotland-act-2005/section-12
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