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Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991

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Contents: 41 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Scottish Natural Heritage.
  3. 2 General functions of Scottish Natural Heritage
  4. 3 Duty to take account of certain matters.
  5. 4 Nature conservation functions.
  6. 5 Development projects or schemes.
  7. 6 Natural Heritage Areas.
  8. 7 Powers of entry.
  9. 8 Government grants to Scottish Natural Heritage.
  10. 9 Grants and loans.
  11. 10 Reports, accounts etc.
  12. 11 Directions by Secretary of State.
  13. 12 Advisory Committee on SIs.
  14. 13 Access to open country.
  15. 14 Dissolution of bodies.
  16. 15 Power to control abstraction of water for irrigation.
  17. 16 Offence of unlicensed abstraction of water for irrigation.
  18. 17 Licences.
  19. 18 Special provisions for shortage or abundance of water.
  20. 19 Transitional provisions.
  21. 20 Drought orders.
  22. 21 Offences against drought orders.
  23. 22 Interpretation, transitional provisions and savings.
  24. 23 Finance.
  25. 24 Rights of entry and inspection under Parts II and III.
  26. 25 Service of documents.
  27. 26 Offences by persons other than natural persons.
  28. 26A Meaning of SEPA.
  29. 27 Consequential and miscellaneous amendments and repeals.
  30. 28 Short title, commencement and extent.
  31. SCHEDULE 1 Constitution and proceedings of Scottish Natural Heritage
  32. SCHEDULE 2 Amendment of Enactments conferring nature conservation functions
  33. SCHEDULE 3 Access to Open Country
  34. SCHEDULE 4 Transitional arrangements on the dissolution of existing bodies
  35. SCHEDULE 5 Provisions as to applications for, making, coming into operation, and validity of, control orders
  36. SCHEDULE 6 Provisions as to applications for, variation, revocation and transfer of licences under Part II
  37. SCHEDULE 7 Further provisions regarding drought orders
  38. SCHEDULE 8 Procedure for making drought orders
  39. SCHEDULE 9 Compensation in respect of drought orders
  40. SCHEDULE 10 Miscellaneous Amendments
  41. SCHEDULE 11 Repeals

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SCHEDULE 11 Repeals

Section 27. Chapter | Short title | Extent of repeal 1964 c. 90. | Spray Irrigation (Scotland) Act 1964. | The whole Act. 1965 c. 74. | Superannuation Act 1965. | In section 39(1), in paragraph 7 the words “The Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland.” 1967 c. 13. | Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967. | In Schedule 2, the words “Countryside Commission for Scotland” and “Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland”. 1967 c. 86. | Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967. | Part I.In section 10(2), the words “with the waterways therein or contiguous or adjacent thereto”.In section 12(1), the words from the beginning to “open-air recreation”.In section 13, subsection (6).In section 14, subsection (6).In section 15(3), the words “(whether made by the Secretary of State or by a local planning authority)”.Section 71.In section 75, subsection (1)(a), in subsections (1) and (2) the words “the Commission”, and subsection (4).In section 78(1), the definition of “the countryside”.Schedule 1. 1968 c. 41. | Countryside Act 1968. | In section 37 the words “and the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland”. 1972 c. 52. | Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972. | In section 262C, subsections (1) and (2). 1973 c. 57. | Badgers Act 1973. | In section 9(4) the words “the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland”. 1975 c. 24. | House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975. | In Part III of Schedule 1, the words “Chairman of the Countryside Commission for Scotland and any other member of the Commission in receipt of remuneration.” and in the entry relating to members of Nature Conservancy Councils, the words “the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland”. 1980 c.45. | Water (Scotland) Act 1980. | Sections 77 to 79.Schedules 5 and 6. 1981 c. 69. | Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. | In section 34(6) the words “and the Countryside Commission for Scotland in relation to Scotland”. 1984 c. 54. | Roads (Scotland) Act 1984. | In section 20A(6) the word “and” and paragraph (c).In section 98, subsection (6). 1990 c. 43. | Environmental Protection Act 1990. | In section 128, in subsection (1) the words “the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland”, and in subsection (2), paragraph (b).In Schedule 6, paragraph 16.In Schedule 9, paragraphs 1(3), 1(4)(b), 2, 7, 12, 13(c) and 16(b).

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