Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 (2005 asp 15). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Legislation Date 2005 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for the assessment of the environmental effects of certain plans and programmes, including plans and programmes to which Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relates; and for connected purposes. Subject Environment gen., Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Basic legislation EIA Institution Environmental planning Cultural heritage Policy/planning Land-use planning Sustainable development Management/conservation Protection of habitats Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act defines the requirement to carry out environmental impact assessment of qualifying plan or programmes and implements in part Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment. A qualifying plan or programme is a plan or programme (to which this Act applies) which is required by a legislative, regulatory or administrative provision and: (a) which— (i) is prepared for agriculture, forestry, fisheries, energy, industry, transport, waste management, water management, telecommunications, tourism, town and country planning or land use; and (ii) sets the framework for future development consent of projects listed in schedule 1; (b) which, in view of the likely effect on sites, has been determined to require an assessment pursuant to Article 6 or 7 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna (as last amended by Council Directive 97/62/EC); or (c) which does not fall within paragraph (a) or (b) but sets the framework for future development consent of projects. Full text English Website www.legislation.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment. Legislation | European Union | 2001 Keyword: EIA, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Cultural heritage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 258 of 2004). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004 Keyword: Environmental planning, EIA, Institution, Policy/planning, Land-use planning, Drainage/land reclamation, Irrigation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 (Ancillary Provision) Order 2015 (S.S.I. No. 271 of 2015). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015 Keyword: EIA, Cultural heritage, Institution, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX