The Environmental Impact Assessment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

Amendment of the Agriculture, Land Drainage and Irrigation Projects (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

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5.—(1) The Agriculture, Land Drainage and Irrigation Projects (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)for the definition of “project” substitute—

““project” means—

(a)

the execution of construction works or other installations or schemes; or

(b)

other interventions in the natural surroundings and landscape,

involving—

(i)

the use of uncultivated land or semi-natural areas for intensive agricultural purposes;

(ii)

restructuring of rural land holdings on agricultural land;

(iii)

irrigation; or

(iv)

drainage;”; and

(b)in the definition of “scoping opinion” omit “[why not written statement]”.

(3) In regulation 45 (offences by bodies corporate)—

(a)in paragraph (1) for “Subsection” substitute “Paragraph”; and

(b)in paragraph (3) for “subsection” substitute “paragraph”.

(4) In regulation 48 (application of Part 2 to land drainage) for “EIA Project” substitute “EIA project”.