2017 No. 5
Community Empowerment
The Asset Transfer Request (Designation of Relevant Authority) (Scotland) Order 2017
Made 11th January 2017
Coming into force 23rd January 2017

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 78(3) of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
2015 asp 6.
In accordance with section 142(2) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Asset Transfer Request (Designation of Relevant Authority) (Scotland) Order 2017 and comes into force on 23rd January 2017.

2 Designation of relevant authority
Historic Environment Scotland is designated as a relevant authority for the purposes of Part 5 (asset transfer requests) of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.
Historic Environment Scotland is constituted under the Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 (asp 19).
KEVIN STEWART Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 11th January 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates Historic Environment Scotland as a relevant authority for the purposes of Part 5 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.