# Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026, Section 54: Procedure to approve improvement plans

Extent: S

(1) Section 30 of the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021 (improvement plan) is modified as follows.
(2) In subsection (3), in the opening words after “Parliament” insert “for approval”.
(3) In subsection (5)—
(a) in the opening words, for the words from “, within” to “approved” substitute “the Parliament does not resolve to approve the plan”,
(b) in paragraph (b), for “resolved not to approve the plan” substitute “did not resolve to approve the plan”.
(4) Subsection (8) is repealed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/6/section/54 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-scotland-act-2026/section-54
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