Strategic environmental assessment

Ross, A.

Strategic environmental assessment - 2004 - Scottish Planning and Environmental Law (105) October 2004, 107-109(3) .

Considers the implementation of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive (2001/42/EC) (SEA) in Scotland. The SEA came into force in July 2004. SEA is a process for the early identification and assessment of the likely environmental effects, positive or negative, of certain public sector programmes and plans including private companies undertaking functions of a public nature under government control or direction. The directive is being implemented separately in each UK country. Looks at the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (Scotland) Regulations (SSI 2004: 258) and their effect on the development plan process as described in SEDD Circular 2/2004. Outlines the jurisdictional differences in the implementation of SEA across the UK.


SEDD CIRCULAR 2/2004
NORTHERN IRELAND
SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL MECHANISM
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SCOTLAND) BILL
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF PLANS AND PROGRAMMES (WALES) REGULATIONS 2004
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF PLANS AND PROGRAMMES REGULATIONS 2004
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF PLANS AND PROGRAMMES (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2004
ENGLAND
SCOTLAND
DIRECTIVE 2001/42/EC
WALES