# The Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999, Paragraph 3: Characteristics of the potential impact


The potential significant effects of development must be considered in relation to criteria set out under paragraphs 1 and 2 above, and having regard in particular to–
(a) the extent of the impact (geographical area and size of the affected population);
(b) the transfrontier nature of the impact;
(c) the magnitude and complexity of the impact;
(d) the probability of the impact;
(e) the duration, frequency and reversibility of the impact.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/1999/1/schedule/3/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-impact-assessment-scotland-regulations-1999/schedule-3/paragraph-3
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