National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000

Requirement to make staff or property transfer scheme

1 (1) If the Scottish Ministers consider that it is necessary or expedient in connection with the making of an order under section 6 or 30(1) or the exercise by a National Park authority of its functions, they may—

(a) require a local authority any part of whose area is within the National Park to make—

(i) a scheme for the transfer of employees of the local authority to a National Park authority or another local authority,

(ii) a scheme for the transfer of property and liabilities of the local authority to a National Park authority or another local authority,

(b) require a National Park authority to make—

(i) a scheme for the transfer of employees of the National Park authority to a local authority or another National Park authority,

(ii) a scheme for the transfer of property and liabilities of the National Park authority to a local authority or another National Park authority.

(2) In this schedule—

• “property transfer scheme” means a scheme under sub-paragraph (1)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii),

• “staff transfer scheme” means a scheme under sub-paragraph (1)(a)(i) or (b)(i),

• “transferee authority” means the authority to which staff or, as the case may be, property and liabilities are transferred, or proposed to be transferred, by a transfer scheme,

• “transferor authority” means the authority required (or to be required) to make a transfer scheme.

(3) Before making a requirement under sub-paragraph (1) the Scottish Ministers must consult—

(a) the transferor authority,

(b) the transferee authority,

(c) every local authority any part of whose area is within the National Park.