5.—(1) In section 3(1) of the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005(1) (consultation authorities) for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)Historic Environment Scotland;”.
(2) The provisions of section 3(1)(a) of the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 continue to have effect as they did immediately before 1st October 2015 for the purposes of—
(a)section 9 (screening: procedure) and section 10(1) (screening: publicity for determinations) of that Act where the summary referred to in section 9(1) of that Act is sent to the Scottish Ministers before that date; and
(b)section 15 of that Act (scoping) where the details referred to in section 15(1) of that Act are sent to the Scottish Ministers before that date.