http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/102/regulation/13The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseTOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING2024-12-21Expert Participation2024-12-05 These Regulations revoke and re-enact and update, with amendments and savings, the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (“the 2011 Regulations”). These Regulations apply in relation to Scotland only. PART 3 131This regulation applies where it appears to the Scottish Ministers that—aan application for planning permission which is before them for determination by virtue of—ia direction under section 46 (call-in of applications by the Scottish Ministers); oriian appeal under section 47 (right to appeal against planning decisions and failure to take such decisions),is a Schedule 1 application or a Schedule 2 application;bthe development in question has not been the subject of a screening opinion or screening direction; andcthe application is not accompanied by an EIA report.2Where this regulation applies the Scottish Ministers must make a screening direction in respect of the proposed development to which the application for planning permission relates.3If it appears to the Scottish Ministers that the application for planning permission is a Schedule 2 application but the Scottish Ministers do not consider that the information submitted by the developer in connection with the application for planning permission includes all the information referred to in regulation 8(2), the Scottish Ministers must seek from the developer such information as they consider remains to be provided by giving notice to the developer describing that information.4The provisions of regulation 10(3)(b) and (4) to (6) apply in relation to the making of such a screening direction as they apply following a request made under regulation 9(5) as if references in regulation 10(4) and (5) to the date of receipt of the request were references to the relevant date.5For the purposes of paragraph (4) the relevant date is the later of—athe date on which, as the case may be—ithe application for planning permission is referred to the Scottish Ministers under section 46; oriithe appeal is made in respect of the application for planning permission; orbwhere notice is given to the developer under paragraph (3), the date on which the last of the items or information sought by such notice is received by the Scottish Ministers.