Scottish Statutory Instrument
2017
Scotland
Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017
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Part 1 — INTRODUCTORY
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Interpretation
Prohibition on granting consent without an environmental impact assessment
Environmental impact assessment
Environmental impact assessment report
Part 2 — DETERMINING WHETHER EIA IS REQUIRED
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EIA Development
General provisions relating to screening
Requests for a screening opinion
Screening opinions – time period for decision
Part 3 — PROCEDURES CONCERNING APPLICATIONS FOR ELECTRICITY ACT CONSENT
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Application without prior screening
EIA application made without an EIA report
Part 4 — PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORTS
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Request for scoping opinions
Procedure to facilitate preparation of EIA reports
Part 5 — PUBLICITY AND PROCEDURES ON SUBMISSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORTS
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Publication of EIA report
Temporary relaxation of requirement for publication of EIA report
Publicity of determinations and provision of information to the planning authority
Temporary relaxation of requirement for planning authority to make documents available for public inspection
Procedure where Scottish Ministers receive an EIA report
Copies of EIA report for the Scottish Ministers
Temporary relaxation of requirement for hard copies of EIA report for the Scottish Ministers
Copies of EIA report for the public
Part 6 — ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Additional information and evidence relating to EIA reports
Publication of additional information
Temporary relaxation of requirement for publication of additional information
Part 7 — NOTIFICATION OF DECISIONS
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Decision notice
Monitoring measures
Notification of decision
Temporary relaxation of requirement to make decision notice available for inspection
Part 8 — APPLICATIONS FOR MULTI-STAGE CONSENT
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Prohibition on granting an application for multi-stage consent without an environmental impact assessment
Application for multi-stage consent where EIA report previously provided
Application for multi-stage consent without EIA report
Modification of Regulations relating to application for multi-stage consent
Part 9 — VARIATION APPLICATIONS
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Application of Regulations to variation applications
Part 10 — DEVELOPMENT WITH SIGNIFICANT TRANSBOUNDARY EFFECTS
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Development in Scotland likely to have significant effects in an EEA State other than the United Kingdom
Projects in an EEA State likely to have significant transboundary effects
Part 11 — MISCELLANEOUS
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Electronic communications – general
Electronic communications – deemed agreement
Withdrawal of consent to use of electronic communications
Service of notices etc.
Access to review procedure before a court
Co-ordination of assessments
Competent authority – avoidance of conflict of interest
Offences
Offences by bodies corporate etc.
Part 12 — Revocations and Transitional Provisions
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Transitional provisions - general
Transitional provisions – requests for screening opinions
Amendment of the Electricity Generating Stations (Applications for Variation of Consent) (Scotland) Regulations 2013
Revocations
Schedules
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Descriptions of development
Any change to or extension (including a change in the...
Schedule 2 para.1
Any change to or extension (including a change in the...
For the purpose of this schedule— “marine protected area” means...
Schedule 2 para.wrapper3n2
Characteristics of development
Location of development
Characteristics of the potential impact
A description of the development, including in particular:
A reference list detailing the sources used for the descriptions...
A description of the reasonable alternatives (for example in terms...
A description of the relevant aspects of the current state...
A description of the factors specified in regulation 4(3) likely...
A description of the likely significant effects of the development...
A description of the forecasting methods or evidence, used to...
A description of the measures envisaged to avoid, prevent, reduce...
A description of the expected significant adverse effects of the...
A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1...
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