Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018

85 Commencement

(1) This section and sections 76 to 78, 82 to 84 and 86 come into force on the day after Royal Assent.

(2) The rest of this Act comes into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations appoint.

(3) Regulations under this section may appoint different days for different purposes.

(4) The Scottish Ministers must, no later than 1 April 2019, lay before the Scottish Parliament a report setting out the administrative arrangements they intend to make for the carrying out of their functions under this Act.

(5) The report under subsection (4) must set out in particular the arrangements the Scottish Ministers intend to make for—

(a) the establishment of any agency or similar body,

(b) the governance of any such agency or body,

(c) the roles and responsibilities of senior officers of any such agency or body,

(d) the financial reporting and accountability of any such agency or body,

(e) the establishment of any advisory groups to assist them in carrying out their functions,

(f) the exercise of the powers in section 70 (power to form companies etc.).

(6) Before making any significant change to the arrangements set out in the report under subsection (4), the Scottish Ministers must—

(a) consult such persons as they consider appropriate,

(b) notify the Scottish Parliament of any such change.

(7) Regulations under this section may—

(a) include transitional, transitory or saving provision,

(b) make different provision for different purposes.