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Planning Circular 1/2017: Environmental Impact Assessment regulations
Guidance on The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017.
Offences and Penalties
178. The 2017 regulations introduce arrangements for offences and subsequent penalties. It is now an offence for any person or bodies corporate, in order to obtain a particular decision on an EIA application to;
- knowingly or recklessly make a false or misleading statement in a material particular;
- with intent to deceive, use a document which is false or misleading in a material particular; or,
- to withhold any material information with intent to deceive,
A person guilty of any of the above offences is liable to a fine.
Contact
Email: William Carlin
Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
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