The Forestry (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 113

Forestry

The Forestry (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

Made

11th April 2017

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

13th April 2017

Coming into force

16th May 2017

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1), section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973(2), and all other powers enabling them to do so.

They have taken into account the selection criteria in Annex III to Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment(3).

(1)

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”), schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) (which was amended by section 27(4) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (“the 2006 Act”)). Section 2(2) was also amended by section 27(1)(a) of the 2006 Act and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), schedule, Part 1. The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), so far as they are exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act.

(2)

1973 c.51. Section 56(1) was amended by S.S.I. 2011/1043. The reference to a Government department in section 56(1) is to be read as a reference to the Scottish Administration by virtue of S.I. 1999/1820 and the functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 56, insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act. The requirement to obtain Treasury consent was removed by section 55 of the 1998 Act.

(3)

OJ L 26, 28.1.2012, p.1 amended by Directive 2014/52/EU (OJ L 124, 25.4.2014, p.1).