# The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997, Introduction: Introductory text

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TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, SCOTLAND
Made 23rd July 1997
Laid before Parliament 11th August 1997
Coming into force 1st September 1997
The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the requirement for an assessment of the impact on the environment of projects likely to have significant effects on the environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2 and section 40 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1870/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-assessment-scotland-amendment-regulations-1997/introduction
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