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The INSPIRE (Scotland) Regulations 2009

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7.—(1) A Scottish public authority or a third party must create metadata(1) in relation to any spatial data set or spatial data service for which that authority or third party is responsible.

(2) Metadata in relation to a spatial data set or a spatial data service must include the following information—

(a)the quality and validity of that data set or data service;

(b)the person responsible for the establishment, management, maintenance and distribution of that data set or data service;

(c)any limitations on public access to that data set or data service, and the reasons for such limitations;

(d)any conditions applying to access to, and use of, that data set or data service; and

(e)any charges payable in relation to access to, and use of, that data set or data service.

(3) Metadata must be complete and must be kept up to date.

(4) Metadata relating to—

(a)spatial data sets corresponding to the themes listed in Annex I or Annex II to the Directive, and

(b)spatial data services relating to those data sets,

must be created by 24th December 2010.

(5) Metadata relating to—

(a)spatial data sets corresponding to the themes listed in Annex III to the Directive, and

(b)spatial data services relating to those data sets,

must be created by 24th December 2013.

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