UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021

17 Guidance

(1) The Scottish Ministers must publish guidance on—

(a) the guiding principles on the environment, and

(b) the duties in sections 14 and 15 as read with section 16.

(2) The guidance may, in particular, include provision about—

(a) the interpretation of the principles,

(b) how the principles relate to each other,

(c) how the duties relate to other duties relating to the environment including the duties in the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005,

(d) complying with the duties,

(e) how those who are subject to the duties should demonstrate that they have complied and are complying with the duties.

(3) A person who is subject to one or other of the duties must, in doing anything in respect of which the duty applies, have regard to the guidance published under this section.

(4) The Scottish Ministers must from time to time review guidance published under this section and may revise the guidance and publish the revised guidance.

(5) References in subsections (2) to (4) and in section 18 to guidance under this section include references to revised guidance.