PART 5General powers

I174Arrangements for carrying out forestry and land management functions

1

The Scottish Ministers must, in making administrative arrangements for the purposes of carrying out their forestry and land management functions, establish a single agency or two agencies comprising all members of staff of the Scottish Administration involved in carrying out such functions.

2

For the purposes of this section, “forestry and land management functions” means—

a

the Scottish Ministers' functions under Parts 2 to 4 and sections 69 to 72,

b

such other functions relating to or in connection with forestry and land management as the Scottish Ministers may determine.