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Regulation 55 Interpretation

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In this Part, except where the context otherwise requires–

(a)

“the Act” means the Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1958;

  • “improvement order” means an order made by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with the First Schedule to the Act;

  • “local authority” means any council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994f1;

  • “site of special scientific interest” means land to which section 28(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981f2 applies; and

  • “statutory body” means any body exercising functions conferred on it by or under any enactment;

    1. (b)

      the following phrases have the meanings assigned to them by section 18(1) of the Act:–

      1. (i)

        “agricultural land”;

      2. (ii)

        “drainage works”; and

      3. (iii)

        “owner”;

    2. (c)

      the following phrases have the meanings assigned to them by regulation 2(1):–

      1. (i)

        “the consultation bodies”;

      2. (ii)

        “environmental information”; and

      3. (iii)

        “environmental statement”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1994 c. 39.

f2

1981 c. 69.