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The Public Gas Transporter Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999 in Scotland

S.I. 1999/1672 · Made 12 June 1999 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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GAS

PIPE-LINES

Made 12th June 1999

Laid before Parliament 15th June 1999

Coming into force 15th July 1999

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designatedf1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to measures relating to the requirement for an assessment of the impact on the environment of projects likely to have significant effects on the environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section hereby makes the following Regulations:–C1C2

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

Regulations: transfer of functions (15.12.2000) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) (No. 2) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/3253), arts. 1(1), 2, 3, Sch. 1 para. 6, Sch. 2 (with art. 6)

C2

Regulations: power to amend or revoke conferred (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 164(3), 255(5), Sch. 14 Pt. 1 (with s. 247)

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1988/785.

f2

1972 c. 68. By virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51) regulations may be made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 to implement obligations created or arising by or under the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 (Cm 2073) and the Protocol adjusting the Agreement signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993 (Cm 2183).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, extent and application
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 2AEnvironmental impact assessment
  4. 2BEnvironmental statement
  5. 3Environmental statements
  6. 3AExempt pipe-line works
  7. 3BEnvironmental statement
  8. 5Pipe-line works subject to planning permission in Scotland
  9. 6Requests to the Secretary of State for an environmental determination
  10. 7Pre-application requests to the Secretary of State for an opinion as to content of environmental statement
  11. 8Availability of directions, determinations etc. for inspection
  12. 9Provision of information
  13. 10Publicity for environmental statements
  14. 11Further information and evidence respecting environmental statements
  15. 11AAdditional information and publicity
  16. 12Charges
  17. 13Projects affecting other States
  18. 14Consent to pipe-line works
  19. 15Applications to court
  20. 16Application to court by person aggrieved
  21. 17Application to the court by Secretary of State
  22. 18Offences
  23. 19Service of notices
  24. 20Review
  25. Signature
  26. Schedule 1: Information for the Environmental Statement
  27. 1Paragraph 1
  28. 2Paragraph 2
  29. 3Paragraph 3
  30. 4Paragraph 4
  31. 5Paragraph 5
  32. 6Paragraph 6
  33. 7Paragraph 7
  34. 8Paragraph 8
  35. 9Paragraph 9
  36. 10Paragraph 10
  37. 11Paragraph 11
  38. 12Paragraph 12
  39. 13Paragraph 13
  40. Schedule 2: MATTERS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN MAKING AN ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION OR GIVING A DIRECTION UNDER REGULATION 3(3)
  41. 1Characteristics of proposed pipe-line works
  42. 2Location of proposed pipe-line works
  43. 3Type and characteristics of the potential impact
  44. Schedule 3: DESCRIPTIONS OF PIPE-LINE WORKS FOR THE PURPOSES OF REGULATION 3 (ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENTS)
  45. 1DESCRIPTIONS OF PIPE-LINE WORKS IN RESPECT OF WHICH AN ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT IS REQUIRED
  46. 2DESCRIPTIONS OF PIPE-LINE WORKS IN RESPECT OF WHICH AN ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT MAY BE REQUIRED
  47. Explanatory note