# The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1988, Regulation 64: Interpretation


(1) In this Part of these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
(a) “the Act” means the Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1958;
“improvement order” means an order made by the Secretary of State in accordance with the First Schedule to the Act;
“local authority” means any regional, islands or district council;
“statutory body” means any body exercising functions conferred on it by or under any enactment;
(b) the following phrases have the meanings assigned to them by section 18(1) of the Act—
(i) “agricultural land”;
(ii) “drainage works”; and
(iv) “owner”
(2) For the purposes of this Part of these Regulations drainage works “likely to have a significant effect on the environment by virtue inter alia of their size, nature and location” means drainage works which require to be authorised under the Act and to which objections by local authorities or statutory bodies on environmental grounds have not been withdrawn or remain unresolved.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1221/regulation/64 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-assessment-scotland-regulations-1988/regulation-64
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