The National Scenic Areas (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 202

COUNTRYSIDE

The National Scenic Areas (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Made

28th May 2008

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

29th May 2008

Coming into force

20th June 2008

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by–

(a)

section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1);

(b)

sections 37(2)(c) and 60 of the Electricity Act 1989(2); and

(c)

section 40 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997(3),

and all other powers enabling them to do so.

(1)

1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”) (c.46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) and the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), section 27(1). The functions of the Minister of the Crown were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act. This enabling power is exercised in respect of regulations 2 to 7.

(2)

1989 c. 29. See section 64(1) (as amended by the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27), section 108 and Schedule 6 Part II, paragraph 38(6)) for the definition of “prescribed”. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750), article 2 and Schedule 1. This enabling power is exercised in respect of regulation 8.

(3)

1997 c. 8; there are amendments to section 40 not relevant to these Regulations. This enabling power is exercised in respect of regulation 4.