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

Interpretation

1.  In this schedule—

“AMPP area” means the accumulated material past project area, being, in relation to an extending project, the total area covered by—

(a)

all material past projects; and

(b)

every other forestry project which—

(i)

is on land adjoining or near to the area of any material past project; and

(ii)

fulfils the conditions in paragraphs (a) to (c) of the definition of material past project;

“deep peaty soil” is organic soil which contains more than 60 per cent of organic matter and exceeds 50 centimetres in thickness;

“extending project” means any forestry project on, or proposed to be on, land which adjoins land on which one or more material past projects has, or have, been carried out;

“material past project”, in relation to a particular extending project, means a forestry project which—

(a)

is of the same type as that of the extending project;

(b)

was completed after the coming into force of these Regulations; and

(c)

was completed no more than 5 years before the proposed date for beginning work on the extending project;

“sensitive area” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) but includes, for the purposes of this schedule only, any area of deep peaty soil;

“type”, in relation to a forestry project, extending project or material past project means one of the following types of forestry project:

(a)

afforestation;

(b)

deforestation;

(c)

forest road works; or

(d)

forest quarry works.