Islands (Scotland) Act 2018

1. Introductory Text

2. Part 1 Key definitions

   1. 1. Meaning of “island” and of “inhabited island”

   2. 2. Meaning of “island community”

3. Part 2 National Islands Plan

   1. Duty to prepare national islands plan

      1. 3. National islands plan

      2. 4. Preparation and scrutiny of plan

   2. Reporting on and review of plan

      1. 5. Report on plan

      2. 6. Review of plan

4. Part 3 Duties in relation to island communities

   1. Duties of certain authorities in respect of policies, strategies and services

      1. 7. Duty to have regard to island communities

      2. 8. Island communities impact assessment

      3. 9. Reviews of decisions relating to island communities impact assessments

      4. 10. Compliance with section 7 duty

   2. Guidance and reporting

      1. 11. Guidance about section 7 duty

      2. 12. Reporting regarding section 7 duty

   3. Duties of the Scottish Ministers in respect of legislation and strategies

      1. 13. Preparation of island communities impact assessment by Ministers

      2. 14. Duty of the Scottish Ministers to have regard to request for retrospective island communities impact assessment

      3. 15. Scheme for requests by local authorities for devolution of functions

   4. Duty of the Scottish Ministers to consult island communities

      1. 16. Duty to consult island communities

   5. Shetland mapping requirement

      1. 17. Shetland mapping requirement

5. Part 4 Representation of Island Communities

   1. Elections to the Scottish Parliament

      1. 18. Constituency of Na h-Eileanan an Iar

   2. Local government elections

      1. 19. Number of councillors in wards with inhabited islands

      2. 20. Review of wards in certain local government areas

6. Part 5 Additional powers requests

   1. 21. Additional powers requests

7. Part 6 Development in the Scottish Island Marine Area

   1. Key definitions

      1. 22. Meaning of “development activity”

      2. 23. Meaning of “Scottish island marine area”

   2. Licensing of development activities

      1. 24. Scottish island marine area licence

      2. 25. Exception from requirement for licence

      3. 26. Crown application

8. Part 7 Delegation of functions relating to regional marine plans

   1. 27. Delegation of functions relating to regional marine plans

9. Part 8 Final Provisions

   1. Report on operation of Act

      1. 28. Report on operation of Act

   2. Regulations

      1. 29. Regulations

      2. 30. Ancillary provision

   3. Commencement and short title

      1. 31. Commencement

      2. 32. Short title

10. 1. SCHEDULE

       Duties in relation to island communities: relevant authorities

       1. 1. Scottish Administration

       2. 2. Keeper of the Records of Scotland

       3. 3. Keeper of the Registers of Scotland

       4. 4. Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland

       5. 5. Scottish public authorities with mixed functions or no reserved functions

       6. 6. Audit Scotland

       7. 7. Bòrd na Gàidhlig

       8. 8. Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (company number SC001854)

       9. 9. Children’s Hearings Scotland

       10. 10. Creative Scotland

       11. 11. Crofting Commission

       12. 12. Crown Estate Scotland (Interim Management)

       13. 13. David MacBrayne Limited (company number SC015304)

       14. 14. Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (company number SC097647)

       15. 15. Highlands and Islands Enterprise

       16. 16. Historic Environment Scotland

       17. 17. The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

       18. 18. Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

       19. 19. Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland

       20. 20. Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

       21. 21. Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

       22. 22. Scottish Enterprise

       23. 23. Scottish Environment Protection Agency

       24. 24. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

       25. 25. Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council

       26. 26. Scottish Housing Regulator

       27. 27. Scottish Land Commission

       28. 28. Scottish Legal Aid Board

       29. 29. Scottish Natural Heritage

       30. 30. Scottish Police Authority

       31. 31. Scottish Qualifications Authority

       32. 32. Scottish Social Services Council

       33. 33. Scottish Sports Council

       34. 34. Scottish Water

       35. 35. Skills Development Scotland Co. Ltd (company number SC202659)

       36. 36. Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland

       37. 37. VisitScotland

       38. 38. Health Boards (including Special Health Boards)

       39. 39. Healthcare Improvement Scotland

       40. 40. NHS 24

       41. 41. NHS Ayrshire and Arran

       42. 42. NHS Borders

       43. 43. NHS Dumfries and Galloway

       44. 44. NHS Education for Scotland

       45. 45. NHS Fife

       46. 46. NHS Forth Valley

       47. 47. NHS Grampian

       48. 48. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

       49. 49. NHS Health Scotland

       50. 50. NHS Highland

       51. 51. NHS Lanarkshire

       52. 52. NHS Lothian

       53. 53. NHS National Waiting Times Centre

       54. 54. NHS Orkney

       55. 55. NHS Shetland

       56. 56. NHS Tayside

       57. 57. NHS Western Isles

       58. 58. Scottish Ambulance Service

       59. 59. State Hospitals Board for Scotland

       60. 60. Integration Joint Boards

       61. 61. Local Government

       62. 62. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

       63. 63. Highland Council

       64. 64. North Ayrshire Council

       65. 65. Orkney Council

       66. 66. Shetland Council

       67. 67. Regional Colleges

       68. 68. University of the Highlands and Islands

       69. 69. Regional Transport Partnerships

       70. 70. Shetland Regional Transport Partnership

       71. 71. Strathclyde Regional Transport Partnership