Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004

1. Introductory Text

2. Part 1 Biodiversity

   1. 1. Duty to further the conservation of biodiversity

   2. 2. Scottish Biodiversity Strategy

3. Part 2 Conservation and enhancement of natural features

   1. Chapter 1 Sites of special scientific interest

      1. Notification of sites of special scientific interest

         1. 3. Duty to give notification of sites of special scientific interest

         2. 4. Site management statements

         3. 5. Enlargement of sites of special scientific interest

         4. 6. Review of operations requiring consent

         5. 7. Addition or modification of operations requiring consent: urgent situations

         6. 8. Variation of SSSI notifications

         7. 9. Denotification of sites of special scientific interest

         8. 10. Notifications relating to sites of special scientific interest: procedure

         9. 11. Effect of SSSI notification

      2. Exercise of functions in relation to sites of special scientific interest

         1. 12. Exercise of functions by public bodies etc.

      3. Operations affecting sites of special scientific interest

         1. 13. Operations by public bodies etc.

         2. 14. Operations by public bodies etc.: authorised operations

         3. 15. Consent by certain regulatory authorities

         4. 16. Operations by owners or occupiers of sites of special scientific interest

         5. 17. Operations by owners or occupiers of sites of special scientific interest: authorised operations

         6. 18. Appeals in connection with operations requiring consent

      4. Offences and byelaws

         1. 19. Offences in relation to sites of special scientific interest

         2. 20. Byelaws

      5. Supplementary

         1. 21. Advisory Committee on sites of special scientific interest

         2. 22. SSSI register

   2. Chapter 2 Nature conservation orders

      1. 23. Nature conservation orders

      2. 24. Amendment or revocation of nature conservation orders

      3. 25. Nature conservation orders and related orders: procedure

      4. 26. Review of nature conservation orders

      5. 27. Offences in relation to nature conservation orders

      6. 28. Reports

   3. Chapter 3 Land management orders

      1. 29. Proposals for land management orders

      2. 30. Power to make land management orders

      3. 31. Content of land management orders

      4. 32. Review of land management orders

      5. 33. Land management orders and related orders: procedure

      6. 34. Appeals in connection with land management orders and related orders

      7. 35. Effect of land management orders

      8. 36. Offences in relation to land management orders

      9. 37. Enforcement of land management orders

   4. Chapter 4 General and supplementary

      1. 38. Ramsar sites

      2. 39. Acquisition of land by SNH

      3. 40. Restoration orders

      4. 41. Signs etc.

      5. 42. Change of owner or occupier

      6. 43. Powers of investigation etc.: police

      7. 44. Powers of entry: authorised persons

      8. 45. SNH: power to enforce

      9. 46. Offences: penalties and time limits

      10. 47. Offences by bodies corporate etc.

      11. 48. Notices, applications etc.

      12. 49. Transitional arrangements

4. Part 3 Protection of wildlife

   1. 50. Protection of wildlife

   2. 51. Scottish Marine Wildlife Watching Code

5. Part 4 Scottish Fossil Code

   1. 52. Scottish Fossil Code

6. Part 5 General

   1. 53. Orders and regulations: general

   2. 54. Guidance

   3. 55. Crown application

   4. 56. Ancillary provision

   5. 57. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

   6. 58. Interpretation

   7. 59. Short title and commencement

7. 1. Schedule 1

      Notifications relating to sites of special scientific interest: procedure

   2. Schedule 2

      Nature conservation orders and related orders: procedure

   3. Schedule 3

      Land management orders and related orders: procedure

   4. Schedule 4

      Powers of entry of authorised persons: further provision

   5. Schedule 5

      Part 2: transitional arrangements

   6. Schedule 6

      Protection of wildlife

   7. Schedule 7

      Minor and consequential amendments and repeals