The Act Overview Miscellaneous Section 34: Effective community engagement: guidance
80.Section 34 enables the Scottish Ministers to issue guidance about undertaking effective community engagement for the purpose of preparing a community engagement report (as defined in section 33(3)) where one is required.
81.Subsection (2) specifies that any such guidance may include guidance on the persons considered to form a “community” and how applicants are to undertake effective community engagement.
82.Subsection (3) requires the Scottish Ministers to consult such persons as they consider appropriate before issuing any guidance under section 34.
83.Subsection (4) requires the Scottish Ministers to publish any guidance developed under section 34, while subsection (5) requires any affected applicants (determined under section 33(1)(b)) to have regard to the guidance issued.