Protected Trust Deeds (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024: island communities impact assessment screening

Step Four – Assessment

33. Any potential impacts outlined in this document are not unique to island communities and may also be faced by rural communities across mainland Scotland, nor have they been raised significantly through consultation or by the stakeholder-led working groups.

34. Given the foregoing, we do not consider that these Regulations will have an effect on an island community which is significantly different from its effect on other communities (including other island communities).