2019 No. 427
Electricity

The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721, section 36C(2) of the Electricity Act 19892 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 and come into force on 22 February 2020.

Amendment of the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 20172.

(1)

The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 20173 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2)

In regulation 2(4)(b) (interpretation)—

(a)

after “ground” insert—

  • “granted consent by the Electricity Act consent in respect of which such application is made”,

(b)

after “any” insert “multi-stage”,

(c)

after “such” insert “Electricity Act”.

(3)

In regulation 4(5) (environmental impact assessment) after “grant” insert “ Electricity Act”.

(4)

In regulation 21(2)(f) (decision notice) after “grant” insert “ Electricity Act”.

MICHAEL MATHESON
A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make minor changes to the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (“the 2017 Regulations”). The amendments to regulation 2(4)(b) clarify the meaning of “development” in relation to applications for multi-stage consent. Amendments to regulations 4(5) and 21(2)(f) clarify that references to “consent” are to “Electricity Act consent”, which is defined in regulation 2 of the 2017 Regulations.