
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Impact Assessment and Natural Habitats (Extraction of Minerals by Marine Dredging) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 and come into force on 5th November 2009.
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(1) The Environmental Impact Assessment and Natural Habitats (Extraction of Minerals by Marine Dredging) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a) in the definition of “dredging”—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), omit “(including any enactment contained in a local Act or subordinate legislation)”; and
(ii) omit sub-paragraph (b); and
(b) after the definition of “the EIA Directive” insert—““enactment” includes an Act of the Scottish Parliament, an enactment in any local Act of Parliament and an Order in Council, order, rule, regulation, byelaw, warrant or scheme or other instrument made under an Act of Parliament or of the Scottish Parliament, including an order or scheme confirmed by Parliament or by the Scottish Parliament;”.
STEWART STEVENSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
29th September 2009