http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/15/section/26/notesEnvironmental sustainabilityExplanatory Notes to Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005Scottish ExecutiveKing's Printer for Scotland2018-01-15
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2005/15" id="c00001" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2005" Number="0015">Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp15)</Citation>
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The Act – Section by Section<CitationSubRef id="c00110" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2005/15/part/5" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="part-5">Part 5</CitationSubRef> – General Provisions
<CitationSubRef id="c00123" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2005/15/section/25" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-25">Sections 25</CitationSubRef> and <CitationSubRef id="c00124" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2005/15/section/26" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-26">26</CitationSubRef> – Interpretation, Commencement and short title
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Section 25 makes provision for interpretation of the terms “The Directive” and “the public”. It also provides that terms used in the Act which are also used in the Directive will have the meaning in the Act that they have in the Directive unless the context otherwise requires.
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Section 26 provides that, except for sections 21, 22, 23, 25 and 26, the provisions of the Act come into force on a date or dates set by the Scottish Ministers by order. Sections 21, 22, 23, 25 and 26 will come into force on Royal Assent.