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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 12 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1
Environmental assessment for plans and programmes
5 of 13 sections shown
s.001
Requirement for environmental assessment (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Responsible authority must secure environmental assessment for qualifying plansLocal authority
s.008
Exemptions: screening (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Responsible authority must screen plans for significant environmental effectsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.009
Screening: procedure (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Responsible authority must screen plans and consult on environmental effectsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.010
Screening: publicity for determinations (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Responsible authority must publicise screening determinationsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.013
Relationship with other assimilated law requirements (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Responsible authority must follow other applicable law in EU co-financed assessmentsCrown / Minister / Government department
8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 2
Environmental reports and consultation
4 of 4 sections shown
s.014
Preparation of environmental report (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Responsible authority must secure environmental report for qualifying plansCrown / Minister / Government department
s.015
Scoping (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Responsible authority must consult before setting environmental report scopeCrown / Minister / Government department
s.016
Consultation procedures (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Responsible authority must consult on environmental report and publish noticeCrown / Minister / Government department
s.017
Account to be taken of environmental report (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Responsible authority must take account of environmental report and consultation responsesCrown / Minister / Government department
Part 3
Post-adoption procedures
2 of 2 sections shown
s.018
Information as to adoption of a qualifying plan or programme (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Responsible authority must publish and publicise adopted environmental plansLocal authority
s.019
Monitoring of implementation of qualifying plans and programmes (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Responsible authorities must monitor environmental effects of implemented plansCrown / Minister / Government department
Part 4
Miscellaneous
1 of 1 section shown
s.020
Annual reports (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Ministers must publish annual environmental assessment reports and consultCrown / Minister / Government department
Part 5
General
0 of 6 sections shown6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
Schedules
0 of 56 shown56 other schedules
s.sch001
(1) Crude oil refineries except undertakings whose sole function is...
s.sch001
Waste disposal installations for— (a) the incineration; or
s.sch001
Groundwater abstraction or artificial groundwater recharge schemes where the annual...
s.sch001
(1) Works for the transfer of water resources between river...
s.sch001
Waste water treatment plants with a capacity exceeding 150,000 population...
s.sch001
Extraction of petroleum and natural gas for commercial purposes where...
s.sch001
Dams and other installations designed for the holding back or...
s.sch001
Pipelines for the transport of gas, oil or chemicals with...
s.sch001
Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs with...
s.sch001
Industrial plants for the— (a) production of pulp from timber...
s.sch001
(1) Quarries and open-cast mining where the surface of the...
s.sch001
(1) Thermal power stations and other combustion installations with a...
s.sch001
Construction of overhead electrical power lines with a voltage of...
s.sch001
Installations for storage of petroleum, petrochemical, or chemical products with...
s.sch001
Any change to or extension of projects listed in this...
s.sch001
(1) Projects for the restructuring of rural land holdings.
s.sch001
(1) Quarries, open-cast mining and peat extraction.
s.sch001
(1) Industrial installations for the production of electricity, steam and...
s.sch001
(1) Installations for the production of pig iron or steel...
s.sch001
(1) Coke ovens (that is to say, dry coal distillation)....
s.sch001
(1) Treatment of intermediate chemical products. (2) Production of chemicals....
s.sch001
(1) Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats.
s.sch001
(1) Installations for the reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuel.
s.sch001
(1) Industrial plants for the production of paper and board....
s.sch001
Manufacture and treatment of elastomer-based products.
s.sch001
(1) Industrial estate development projects. (2) Urban development projects, including...
s.sch001
(1) Ski-runs, ski-lifts and cable-cars and associated developments.
s.sch001
Permanent racing and test tracks for motorized vehicles.
s.sch001
Installations for the disposal of waste.
s.sch001
Waste-water treatment plants.
s.sch001
Sludge-deposition sites.
s.sch001
Storage of scrap iron, including scrap vehicles.
s.sch001
Test benches for engines, turbines or reactors.
s.sch001
(1) Integrated works for the initial smelting of cast-iron and...
s.sch001
Installations for the manufacture of artificial mineral fibres.
s.sch001
Installations for the recovery or destruction of explosive substances.
s.sch001
Knackers' yards.
s.sch001
(1) Any change to or extension of projects listed in...
s.sch001
(1) Expressions used in both this schedule and in Directive...
s.sch001
Installations for— (a) the extraction of asbestos and for the...
s.sch001
Integrated chemical installations, that is to say, installations—
s.sch001
(1) Construction of— (a) lines for long-distance railway traffic; or...
s.sch001
(1) Inland waterways and ports for inland-waterway traffic which permit...
s.sch001
Waste disposal installations for— (a) the incineration;
s.sch002
The characteristics of plans and programmes, having regard, in particular...
s.sch002
Characteristics of the effects and of the area likely to...
s.sch003
An outline of the contents and main objectives of the...
s.sch003
A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1...
s.sch003
The relevant aspects of the current state of the environment...
s.sch003
The environmental characteristics of areas likely to be significantly affected....
s.sch003
Any existing environmental problems which are relevant to the plan...
s.sch003
The environmental protection objectives, established at international or national level,...
s.sch003
The likely significant effects on the environment, including—
s.sch003
The measures envisaged to prevent, reduce and as fully as...
s.sch003
An outline of the reasons for selecting the alternatives dealt...
s.sch003
A description of the measures envisaged concerning monitoring in accordance...
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