# UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021, Section 27: Restrictions on preparing an improvement report


Environmental Standards Scotland may not prepare an improvement report in respect of—
(a) a failure to comply with environmental law arising out of any decision taken by a public authority in the exercise of its regulatory functions in relation to a particular person or case (for example, a decision on an application for a licence or a decision on regulatory enforcement in a specific case), or
(b) a failure to comply with environmental law arising out of particular conduct if—
(i) it has issued a compliance notice under section 31(1) in respect of the same failure arising out of the same conduct, and
(ii) it has not subsequently withdrawn the compliance notice under section 35(1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2021/4/section/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/uk-withdrawal-from-the-european-union-continuity-scotland-act-2021/section-27
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