# The Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999, Regulation 53: Application


Regulations 48 to 52 shall not apply to a project–
(a) for which the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers had published an environmental statement before 1st August 1999 but for which no draft order or scheme was published; or
(b) in relation to which a draft order or scheme was published before that date; or
(c) where a draft order was not required and for which the works contract had been entered into before that date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/1999/1/regulation/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-impact-assessment-scotland-regulations-1999/regulation-53
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