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The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000

Environmental impact assessment

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ELECTRICITY

These Regulations implement Council Directive 85/337/EEC (O.J. No. L 175, 5.7.85, p.40) as amended by Council Directive 97/11/EC (O.J. No. L 73, 14.3.97, p.5) on the assessment of certain public and private projects on the environment insofar as it relates to applications for consent to construct, extend or operate a power station or install or keep installed overhead electricity lines under sections 36 and 37 of the Electricity Act 1989.

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PART 1GENERAL

1Citation, commencement, application and extent

2Interpretation

3Prohibition of grant of consent without consideration of environmental information

4Procedure for grant of consent where environmental statement is required

PART IISCREENING

5Procedures for a screening opinion by the Scottish Ministers

6Application made without an environmental statement

PART IIIPREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT

7Procedure for a scoping opinion by Scottish Ministers

8Procedure to facilitate preparation of an environmental statement

PART IVPUBLICITY AND PROCEDURES

9Publicity where an application is accompanied by an environmental statement

10Publicity of opinions, determinations and decisions

11Procedure where Scottish Ministers receive an environmental statement

12Projects affecting other EEA States

13Further information and evidence in respect of an environmental statement

14Publicity in relation to further information and timing of determination

PART VMISCELLANEOUS

15Provision of information

16Service of notices

17Revocation, transitional and savings

SCHEDULE 1DESCRIPTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE DEFINITION OF “SCHEDULE 1 DEVELOPMENT”

Descriptions of development

SCHEDULE 2DESCRIPTION OF DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE DEFINITION OF “SCHEDULE 2 DEVELOPMENT”

SCHEDULE 3MATTERS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT UNDER REGULATION 3(3) AND (4)

1Characteristics of development

2Location of development

3Characteristics of the potential impact

SCHEDULE 4CONTENT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT

PART I

1Description of the development, including in particular–

2A description of the aspects of the environment likely to...

3A description of the likely significant effects of the development...

4A description of the measures envisaged to prevent, reduce and...

5A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1...

6An indication of any difficulties (technical deficiencies or lack of...

PART II

1A description of the development comprising information on the site,...

2A description of the measures envisaged in order to avoid,...

3The data required to identify and assess the main effects...

4The main alternatives studied by the applicant and the main...

5A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1...

2000 No. 320

ELECTRICITY

The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000

Made11th September 2000

Laid before the Scottish Parliament14th September 2000

Coming into force5th October 2000

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 in relation to the requirement for an assessment of the impact on the environment of projects likely to have significant effects on the environment, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations: