Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. The Act

   1. Part 2 - Forestry functions

      1. Section 2 - Sustainable forest management

      2. Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 - Forestry strategy

      3. Section 8 – Duty to make arrangements for research

      4. Sections 9 and 10 - Tree health and silvicultural material testing functions

   2. Part 3 - Management of land by Scottish Ministers

      1. Sections 11, 12 and 13 - Management of forested land

      2. Section 14 – Forestry information

      3. Section 15 - Management of land to further sustainable development

      4. Section 16 - Duty to publish map of land managed by the Scottish Ministers

      5. Section 17 - Power to enter into arrangements

      6. Sections 18, 19 and 20 - Acquisition and disposal of land

   3. Part 4 - Felling

      1. Section 23 - Offence of unauthorised felling

      2. Sections 25 – 33 - Felling permission

      3. Sections 34 and 35 - Felling directions

      4. Sections 36 and 37 - Restocking directions

      5. Sections 38 to 44 - Continuing conditions on felling permission, felling directions and restocking directions: notices to comply, and registration of notices

      6. Sections 45 to 67 - Compliance

         1. Temporary stop notices

         2. Requests for information

         3. Site visits with the consent of the owner or occupier

         4. Powers of entry

         5. Remedial notices

         6. Giving documents to owner or occupier

         7. Step-in power

         8. Powers of entry and step-in power: application to court

         9. Powers of entry and step-in power: offences

         10. Powers of entry and step-in power: further provision

         11. Step-in power: recovery of expenses

         12. Time limit for prosecution

      7. Section 68 - Appeals

   4. Part 5 - General powers

   5. Part 6 - General and final provisions

3. Parliamentary History