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Annex A - Summary of ecosystem services benefits arising from designation of MPA and implementation of MCO

Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) which looks at the social and economic impacts of the designation of the Red Rocks and Longay Marine Protected Area (MPA).

Publication type: Impact assessment
Date: 15 December 2022

Part of:: Red Rocks and Longay Marine Protected Area: business and regulatory impact assessment

Food Security In Scotland

Report on progress made on the actions agreed at the fourth annual meeting of Cabinet members and children and young people on 3 March 2020.

Publication type: Progress report
Date: 15 March 2021

Part of:: Children and young people's voices matter: progress report - March 2021

3.24 Fuel storage – containment

The Building Standards technical handbooks provide guidance on achieving the standards set in the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and are available in two volumes, domestic buildings and non-domestic buildings. This publication is available in

Date: 01 March 2017

Part of:: Building Standards technical handbook 2017: domestic buildings

Chapter One: Prohibition of Direct Emissions Heating (DEH) Systems in New Domestic Buildings

The New Build Heating Standard (NBHS) consultation: Part II was an opportunity for the Scottish Government to understand a wide variety of stakeholders’ views on a number of specific proposals. This independent analysis presents a report on these

Publication type: Consultation analysis
Date: 09 June 2023

Part of:: New Build Heat Standard: consultation - part two analysis

4. Best practice in the implementation of regulations in agriculture in other countries

Research providing an overview of the regulations in Scottish agriculture and exploring 12 case studies in further detail.

Publication type: Research and analysis
Date: 20 February 2009

Part of:: Overview of costs and benefits associated with regulation in Scottish agriculture

PART 4: Determining whether Land Appears to be Contaminated Land

This document promulgates revised statutory guidance for the operation of the contaminated land regime following implementation of the Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2005. It replaces the earlier 2000 version.

Publication type: Advice and guidance
Date: 07 June 2006

Part of:: Environmental Protection Act 1990 - Part IIA Contaminated Land: statutory guidance edition 2

Contact Addresses

Planning Advice Note (PAN) 51, (revised in 2006) supports the existing policy on the role of the planning system in relation to the environmental protection regimes.

Publication type: Advice and guidance
Date: 20 October 2006

Part of:: Planning Advice Note 51: planning, environmental protection and regulation

Annex 1

This biodiversity strategy sets out our clear ambition for Scotland to be Nature Positive by 2030, and to have restored and regenerated biodiversity across the country by 2045.

Publication type: Strategy/plan
Date: 13 December 2022

Part of:: Biodiversity strategy to 2045: tackling the nature emergency

2 - The Definition of Contaminated Land

This document promulgates revised statutory guidance for the operation of the contaminated land regime following implementation of the Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2005. It replaces the earlier 2000 version.

Publication type: Advice and guidance
Date: 07 June 2006

Part of:: Environmental Protection Act 1990 - Part IIA Contaminated Land: statutory guidance edition 2

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