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Displaying 331 - 335 of 782Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances Inquiry Session Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2015 (S.S.I. No. 250 of 2015).
These Rules makes minor amendments to the Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances Inquiry Session Procedure) (Scotland) Rules 2015 in rule 4 (notice of inquiry session and specified matters) and the Schedule (closed evidence).
Amends: Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances Inquiry Session Procedure) (Scotland) Rules 2015 (S.S.I. No. 182 of 2015). (2015-04-28)
Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2015 (W.S.I. No. 1597 (W. 196) of 2015).
These Regulations implement the planning and land-use aspects of Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and the Council on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances ("Seveso III Directive"). The non-planning aspects of the Seveso III Directive are implemented through The Control of Major-Accident Hazards Regulations 2015.
Town and Country Planning (Historic Environment Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 237 of 2015).
These Regulations make amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999, the Town and Country Planning (Development Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2008, the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 and the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 following the establishment of Historic Environment Scotland by the Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014.
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Urgent Works to Crown Land) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. No. 240 of 2015).
These Regulations make provision in respect of requirements for urgent applications for works to buildings on Crown land which are listed or which are in conservation areas. Section 93 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 amended the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 by inserting new section 73B. This section makes provision for urgent applications for works to buildings on Crown land which are listed or which are in conservation areas and provides for such applications to be made directly to the Scottish Ministers.
Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances Inquiry Session Procedure) (Scotland) Rules 2015 (S.S.I. No. 182 of 2015).
These Rules set out the procedures to be followed in connection with local inquiries held for the purposes of certain applications and appeals under the Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Act 1997. The Rules concern procedural matters of inquiries held in connection with: (a) applications referred to the Scottish Ministers under section 18 of the Hazardous Substances Act; and (b) appeals under section 19 of the Act and regulation 43 of the Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 2015.