The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1988

Publicity for environmental statement prepared by development corporation

59.—(1) When an environmental statement has been prepared by the development corporation—

(a) they shall provide a copy thereof to, and serve a notice in accordance with paragraph (2) on—

(i) the Secretary of State;

(ii) each authority, body or person mentioned in Schedule 4, as appears relevant to the development corporation;

(iii) any person who holds a notifiable interest in neighbouring land; and

(iv) such other person, if any, appearing to the development corporation to have an interest; and

(b) they shall publish in one or more local newspapers circulating in the area of the proposed specific development, and in the Edinburgh Gazette, a notice in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) The notice required to be served or published under paragraph (1) shall contain a statement to the effect that—

(a) the development corporation propose to undertake a specific development, giving a brief description of the nature and purpose of the proposed development and identifying the land on which the proposed development would be carried out;

(b) an environmental statement has been prepared;

(c) copies of the environmental statement may be inspected and acquired within certain hours at the offices of the development corporation;

(d) copies of the environmental statement may be bought at a specified cost; and

(e) representations may be made in writing to the development corporation within 4 weeks of the date of service of the notice or of the publication containing the notice, whichever is appropriate.

(3) Where paragraph (1) applies, the development corporation shall also make available within reasonable hours at their offices copies of the environmental statement for inspection by and sale to the public.

(4) The persons holding a notifiable interest in neighbouring land are the owners, lessees and occupiers of the land; and for the purposes of this regulation “neighbouring land” has the same meaning as in article 2(1) of the general development order.