Transitional provisions
7.—(1) This Part of the Regulations shall not apply to a project–
(a)for which the Scottish Ministers had published an environmental statement before the date on which they came into force (“the commencement date”) but for which no draft order or scheme was published;
(b)in relation to which a draft order or scheme was published before the commencement date; or
(c)where a draft order or scheme was not required and for which the works contract had been entered into before that date.
(2) In this regulation–
“draft order or scheme” means any draft order or scheme to which Schedule 1 to the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 applies or any compulsory purchase order made under powers conferred by that Act; and
“works contract” means a contract for a road construction or improvement project.