The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (Scotland) Regulations 2004

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Application of the Regulations

   4. 4. Responsible authorities

   5. 5. Consultation authorities

3. PART 2 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR PLANS AND PROGRAMMES

   1. 6. Restriction on adoption or submission of plans and programmes where environmental assessment or determination required

   2. 7. Directions as regards plans and programmes

   3. 8. Environmental assessment for plans and programmes: first formal preparatory act on or after 21st July 2004

   4. 9. Description of plans and programmes

   5. 10. Exemptions from assessment

   6. 11. Environmental assessment for plans and programmes: first formal preparatory act before 21st July 2004

   7. 12. Relationship with other Community law requirements

   8. 13. Determinations of whether environmental assessment required

   9. 14. Determination procedure

   10. 15. Publicity for determinations

4. PART 3 ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS

   1. 16. Preparation of environmental report

   2. 17. Scoping

   3. 18. Consultation procedures

   4. 19. Account to be taken of environmental report and responses to consultation

5. PART 4 POST-ADOPTION PROCEDURES

   1. 20. Information as to adoption of a plan or programme

   2. 21. Monitoring of implementation of plans and programmes

6. Signature

7. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING THE LIKELY SIGNIFICANCE OF EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      INFORMATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS

8. Explanatory Note