Blog post. Environmental principles, governance and alignment in Scotland: The new Continuity Bill.

Reid, C. (Blog post author)

Dundee Law School

Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - media article or participation

Description

The Scottish Government has now published its eagerly anticipated proposals for environmental principles and governance in Scotland in the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill. This Bill does three things. Firstly, it establishes a broad power for the Scottish Government to make regulations that match or implement new EU measures. Secondly, it gives legal status to key environmental principles derived from EU law. Finally, it establishes Environmental Standards Scotland as a body to monitor compliance with and respond to ineffective implementation of environmental law in Scotland.

Period	24 Jun 2021
Degree of Recognition	National

Keywords

Brexit
Environmental governance
Environmental principles

Documents & Links

Blog on the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill, with provisions on environmental principles and an environmental watchdog and allowing continuing alignment with EU law.