Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991

10 (1) Section 22 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (countryside areas to which special traffic regulation applies) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following—

“(b) in the case of Scotland, roads in, or forming part of, or adjacent to or contiguous with—

(i) a country park within the meaning of section 48 of the [1967 c. 86.] Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967;

(ii) a National Scenic Area designated under section 262C of the [1972 c. 52.] Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972;

(iii) a Natural Heritage Area designated under section 6 of the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991;

(iv) an area in respect of which Scottish Natural Heritage has prepared proposals for a development project or scheme under section 5 of the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991;

(v) a nature reserve within the meaning of section 15 of the National Parks and Access to the [1949 c. 97.] Countryside Act 1949 or an area which is subject to an agreement under section 15 of the [1968 c. 41.] Countryside Act 1968 (areas of special scientific interest);

(vi) a long distance route within the meaning of section 54 of the said Act of 1967 (power to make byelaws);

(vii) land belonging to the National Trust for Scotland which is held by the Trust inalienably; or

(viii) open country, being land which appears to the Secretary of State to consist wholly or predominantly of mountain, moor, heath, hill, woodland, cliff or foreshore, and any waterway; and in this sub-paragraph “waterway” and “foreshore” shall include any bank, barrier, dune, beach, flat or other land adjacent to the waterway or foreshore.”

(3) In subsection (4) for the words “the Countryside Commission for Scotland” there shall be substituted the words “Scottish Natural Heritage”.