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The Islands (Scotland) Act 2018

The Plan will set out how the Scottish Government, local authorities and other public agencies might work to improve outcomes for island communities.

Publication type: Consultation paper
Date: 05 April 2019

Part of:: National Islands Plan and islands communities impact assessment guidance: consultation

UK Aggregates Levy: Reliefs for Industrial, Agricultural and Exempt Processes

The Programme for Government 2022 to 2023 sets out a commitment to introduce a Scottish Aggregates Levy Bill. To help inform the Bill, this consultation invites views on how a new and distinctive Scottish aggregates tax, replacing the current UK levy

Publication type: Consultation paper
Date: 26 September 2022

Part of:: Breaking New Ground? Developing a Scottish tax to replace the UK Aggregates Levy: consultation

Summary and recommendation

Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) of classifying the Ythan Estuary, Sands of Forvie and Meikle Loch (extension) Special Protection Area.

Publication type: Impact assessment
Date: 03 December 2020

Part of:: Ythan Estuary, Sands of Forvie and Meikle Loch (extension) Special Protection Area: BRIA

Introduction

Information on smolt sizes is required to plan acoustic tagging studies aiming to improve understanding of fish movement and behaviour in the coastal zone, to aid planning for marine renewables. This report assessed pre-existing information on smolt

Publication type: Progress report
Date: 06 March 2015

Part of:: Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Volume 6 Number 2: Spatio-temporal variability in Scottish smolt emigration times and sizes

Appendix F Footnotes

This report summarises the findings of the Sustainability Appraisal undertaken on the draft pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan incorporating a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) required under Directive 2001/42/EC and

Publication type: Corporate report
Date: 15 June 2015

Part of:: Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan - Sustainability Appraisal

1 Non-Technical Summary

This report summarises the findings of the Sustainability Appraisal undertaken on the draft pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan incorporating a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) required under Directive 2001/42/EC and

Publication type: Corporate report
Date: 15 June 2015

Part of:: Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan - Sustainability Appraisal

Summary

This report explores the potential need for acoustic deterrent devices at high energy sites to warn marine mammals to the presence of tidal devices.

Publication type: Research and analysis
Date: 16 October 2013

Part of:: The use of acoustic devices to warn marine mammals of tidal-stream energy devices

3 The Approach to the Assessment

This Environmental Report documents the results of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) which is an assessment of the effects of the plans on relevant environmental receptors. In this assessment the effects of the plan on the following have

Publication type: Impact assessment
Date: 25 July 2013